CAPTION, THEAD, and TFOOT elements
* may exist in a table. Therefore, if one exists, and the createTHead() or
* createTFoot() method is called, the method returns the existing THead or
* TFoot element. See the TABLE element definition in HTML 4.01.
* See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification.
*/
public interface HTMLTableElement extends HTMLElement {
/**
* Returns the table's CAPTION, or void if none exists.
* @version DOM Level 2
*/
public HTMLTableCaptionElement getCaption();
/**
* Returns the table's CAPTION, or void if none exists.
* @exception DOMException
* HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR: if the element is not a CAPTION.
* @version DOM Level 2
*/
public void setCaption(HTMLTableCaptionElement caption)
throws DOMException;
/**
* Returns the table's THEAD, or null if none
* exists.
* @version DOM Level 2
*/
public HTMLTableSectionElement getTHead();
/**
* Returns the table's THEAD, or null if none
* exists.
* @exception DOMException
* HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR: if the element is not a THEAD.
* @version DOM Level 2
*/
public void setTHead(HTMLTableSectionElement tHead)
throws DOMException;
/**
* Returns the table's TFOOT, or null if none
* exists.
* @version DOM Level 2
*/
public HTMLTableSectionElement getTFoot();
/**
* Returns the table's TFOOT, or null if none
* exists.
* @exception DOMException
* HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR: if the element is not a TFOOT.
* @version DOM Level 2
*/
public void setTFoot(HTMLTableSectionElement tFoot)
throws DOMException;
/**
* Returns a collection of all the rows in the table, including all in
* THEAD, TFOOT, all TBODY
* elements.
*/
public HTMLCollection getRows();
/**
* Returns a collection of the table bodies (including implicit ones).
*/
public HTMLCollection getTBodies();
/**
* Specifies the table's position with respect to the rest of the
* document. See the align attribute definition in HTML 4.01. This
* attribute is deprecated in HTML 4.01.
*/
public String getAlign();
/**
* Specifies the table's position with respect to the rest of the
* document. See the align attribute definition in HTML 4.01. This
* attribute is deprecated in HTML 4.01.
*/
public void setAlign(String align);
/**
* Cell background color. See the bgcolor attribute definition in HTML
* 4.01. This attribute is deprecated in HTML 4.01.
*/
public String getBgColor();
/**
* Cell background color. See the bgcolor attribute definition in HTML
* 4.01. This attribute is deprecated in HTML 4.01.
*/
public void setBgColor(String bgColor);
/**
* The width of the border around the table. See the border attribute
* definition in HTML 4.01.
*/
public String getBorder();
/**
* The width of the border around the table. See the border attribute
* definition in HTML 4.01.
*/
public void setBorder(String border);
/**
* Specifies the horizontal and vertical space between cell content and
* cell borders. See the cellpadding attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
*/
public String getCellPadding();
/**
* Specifies the horizontal and vertical space between cell content and
* cell borders. See the cellpadding attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
*/
public void setCellPadding(String cellPadding);
/**
* Specifies the horizontal and vertical separation between cells. See the
* cellspacing attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
*/
public String getCellSpacing();
/**
* Specifies the horizontal and vertical separation between cells. See the
* cellspacing attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
*/
public void setCellSpacing(String cellSpacing);
/**
* Specifies which external table borders to render. See the frame
* attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
*/
public String getFrame();
/**
* Specifies which external table borders to render. See the frame
* attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
*/
public void setFrame(String frame);
/**
* Specifies which internal table borders to render. See the rules
* attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
*/
public String getRules();
/**
* Specifies which internal table borders to render. See the rules
* attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
*/
public void setRules(String rules);
/**
* Description about the purpose or structure of a table. See the summary
* attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
*/
public String getSummary();
/**
* Description about the purpose or structure of a table. See the summary
* attribute definition in HTML 4.01.
*/
public void setSummary(String summary);
/**
* Specifies the desired table width. See the width attribute definition
* in HTML 4.01.
*/
public String getWidth();
/**
* Specifies the desired table width. See the width attribute definition
* in HTML 4.01.
*/
public void setWidth(String width);
/**
* Create a table header row or return an existing one.
* @return A new table header element (THEAD).
*/
public HTMLElement createTHead();
/**
* Delete the header from the table, if one exists.
*/
public void deleteTHead();
/**
* Create a table footer row or return an existing one.
* @return A footer element (TFOOT).
*/
public HTMLElement createTFoot();
/**
* Delete the footer from the table, if one exists.
*/
public void deleteTFoot();
/**
* Create a new table caption object or return an existing one.
* @return A CAPTION element.
*/
public HTMLElement createCaption();
/**
* Delete the table caption, if one exists.
*/
public void deleteCaption();
/**
* Insert a new empty row in the table. The new row is inserted
* immediately before and in the same section as the current
* indexth row in the table. If index is -1 or
* equal to the number of rows, the new row is appended. In addition,
* when the table is empty the row is inserted into a TBODY
* which is created and inserted into the table.A table row cannot be
* empty according to [HTML 4.01].
* @param index The row number where to insert a new row. This index
* starts from 0 and is relative to the logical order (not document
* order) of all the rows contained inside the table.
* @return The newly created row.
* @exception DOMException
* INDEX_SIZE_ERR: Raised if the specified index is greater than the
* number of rows or if the index is a negative number other than -1.
* @version DOM Level 2
*/
public HTMLElement insertRow(int index)
throws DOMException;
/**
* Delete a table row.
* @param index The index of the row to be deleted. This index starts
* from 0 and is relative to the logical order (not document order) of
* all the rows contained inside the table. If the index is -1 the
* last row in the table is deleted.
* @exception DOMException
* INDEX_SIZE_ERR: Raised if the specified index is greater than or
* equal to the number of rows or if the index is a negative number
* other than -1.
* @version DOM Level 2
*/
public void deleteRow(int index)
throws DOMException;
}