HTML DOM TableHeader abbr Property


The HTML DOM TableHeader abbr property returns and modify the value of abbr attribute of a table in an HTML document.

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

1. Returning abbr

object.abbr

2. Adding abbr

object.abbr = “text”

Let us see an example of abbr property:

Example

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<style>
   body {
      color: #000;
      background: lightblue;
      height: 100vh;
      text-align: center;
   }
   table {
      margin: 2rem auto;
      width: 400px;
   }
   .btn {
      background: #db133a;
      border: none;
      height: 2rem;
      border-radius: 2px;
      width: 40%;
      display: block;
      color: #fff;
      outline: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      margin: 1rem auto;
   }
</style>
<body>
<h1>DOM TableHeader abbr Property Demo</h1>
<table border="2">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Language</th>
</tr>
<thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="john">John</td>
<td abbr="Eng" id="john-lang">English</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="elon">Elon</td>
<td abbr="Ger" id="elon-lang">Germany</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<button onclick="get()" class="btn">Show abbr Value</button>
<div class="show"></div>
<script>
   function get() {
      document.querySelector(".show").innerHTML = "abbr for English: " + document.querySelector("#john-lang").abbr;
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

Click on “Show abbr Value” button to display the value of abbr attribute.

Updated on: 20-Sep-2019

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