Web/API/HTMLTableRowElement/rowIndex

The HTMLTableRowElement.rowIndex read-only property represents the position of a row in relation to the whole <table>.

Even when the <thead>, <tbody>, and <tfoot> elements are out of order in the HTML, browsers render the table in the right order. Therefore the rows count from <thead> to <tbody>, from <tbody> to <tfoot>.

Syntax

var index = HTMLTableRowElement.rowIndex

Value

Returns the index of the row, or -1 if the row is not part of a table.

Example

This example uses JavaScript to label all the row numbers in a table.

HTML

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr><th>Item</th>        <th>Price</th></tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr><td>Bananas</td>     <td>$2</td></tr>
    <tr><td>Oranges</td>     <td>$8</td></tr>
    <tr><td>Top Sirloin</td> <td>$20</td></tr>
  </tbody>
  <tfoot>
    <tr><td>Total</td>       <td>$30</td></tr>
  </tfoot>
</table>

JavaScript

let rows = document.querySelectorAll('tr');

rows.forEach((row) => {
  let z = document.createElement("td");
  z.textContent = `(row #${row.rowIndex})`;
  row.appendChild(z);
});

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
rowIndex	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

HTMLTableRowElement.rowIndex by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.