HTML DOM Table deleteRow() Method


The HTML DOM table deleteRow() method deletes a <tr> element from the table in an HTML document.

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

object.deleteRow(index)

Here, index represent a number that specifies the position of the row to delete.

Let us see an example of HTML DOM table deleteRow() method −

Example

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<style>
   body {
      color: #000;
      background: lightblue;
      height: 100vh;
      text-align: center;
   }
   table {
      margin: 2rem auto;
   }
   .btn {
      background: #db133a;
      border: none;
      height: 2rem;
      border-radius: 2px;
      width: 40%;
      display: block;
      color: #fff;
      outline: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      margin: 1rem auto;
   }
   .show {
      font-size: 1.2rem;
   }
</style>
<body>
<h1>DOM Table deleteRow() Method Demo</h1>
<table border="2">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Roll No.</th>
</tr>
<thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>John</td>
<td>071717</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jane</td>
<td>031717</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<button onclick="remove()" class="btn">Remove Row</button>
<script>
   function remove() {
      var tableFooter = document.querySelector('table').deleteRow(1);
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

Click on “Remove Row” button to delete a row from the table.

Updated on: 20-Sep-2019

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