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caption property (table)

Browser support:

Returns the caption element of the current table object.

Syntax:

object.caption;

You can find the related objects in the Supported by objects section below.

This property is read-only.

Possible values:

The caption element of the table object or null if it is not defined.

Default: null.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the caption property:

<head>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function GetCaption () {
            var table = document.getElementById ("myTable");
            alert (table.caption.innerHTML)
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <table id="myTable">
        <caption>The contents of the caption</caption>
        <tr>
            <td>First cell in the table</td>
        </tr>
    </table>
    <button onclick="GetCaption ();">Get the contents of the caption!</button>
</body>