Getting value from table cell in JavaScript...not jQuery
JavascriptHtmlJavascript Problem Overview
I can't believe how long this has taken me but I can't seem to figure out how to extract a cell value from an HTML table as I iterate through the table with JavaScript. I am using the following to iterate:
var refTab=document.getElementById("ddReferences")
var ttl;
// Loop through all rows and columns of the table and popup alert with the value
// /content of each cell.
for ( var i = 0; row = refTab.rows[i]; i++ ) {
row = refTab.rows[i];
for ( var j = 0; col = row.cells[j]; j++ ) {
alert(col.firstChild.nodeValue);
}
}
What is the correct call I should be putting in to the alert() call to display the contents of each cell of my HTML table? This should be in JS...can't use jQuery.
Javascript Solutions
Solution 1 - Javascript
function GetCellValues() {
var table = document.getElementById('mytable');
for (var r = 0, n = table.rows.length; r < n; r++) {
for (var c = 0, m = table.rows[r].cells.length; c < m; c++) {
alert(table.rows[r].cells[c].innerHTML);
}
}
}
Solution 2 - Javascript
If I understand your question correctly, you are looking for innerHTML:
alert(col.firstChild.innerHTML);
Solution 3 - Javascript
confer below code
<html>
<script>
function addRow(){
var table = document.getElementById('myTable');
//var row = document.getElementById("myTable");
var x = table.insertRow(0);
var e =table.rows.length-1;
var l =table.rows[e].cells.length;
//x.innerHTML = " ";
for (var c =0, m=l; c < m; c++) {
table.rows[0].insertCell(c);
table.rows[0].cells[c].innerHTML = " ";
}
}
function addColumn(){
var table = document.getElementById('myTable');
for (var r = 0, n = table.rows.length; r < n; r++) {
table.rows[r].insertCell(0);
table.rows[r].cells[0].innerHTML = " " ;
}
}
function deleteRow() {
document.getElementById("myTable").deleteRow(0);
}
function deleteColumn() {
// var row = document.getElementById("myRow");
var table = document.getElementById('myTable');
for (var r = 0, n = table.rows.length; r < n; r++) {
table.rows[r].deleteCell(0);//var table handle
}
}
</script>
<body>
<input type="button" value="row +" onClick="addRow()" border=0 style='cursor:hand'>
<input type="button" value="row -" onClick='deleteRow()' border=0 style='cursor:hand'>
<input type="button" value="column +" onClick="addColumn()" border=0 style='cursor:hand'>
<input type="button" value="column -" onClick='deleteColumn()' border=0 style='cursor:hand'>
<table id='myTable' border=1 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
<tr id='myRow'>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Solution 4 - Javascript
I know this is like years old post but since there is no selected answer I hope this answer may give you what you are expecting...
if(document.getElementsByTagName){
var table = document.getElementById('table className');
for (var i = 0, row; row = table.rows[i]; i++) {
//rows would be accessed using the "row" variable assigned in the for loop
for (var j = 0, col; col = row.cells[j]; j++) {
//columns would be accessed using the "col" variable assigned in the for loop
alert('col html>>'+col.innerHTML); //Will give you the html content of the td
alert('col>>'+col.innerText); //Will give you the td value
}
}
}
}
Solution 5 - Javascript
The code yo have provided runs fine. Remember that if you have your code in the header, you need to wait for the dom to be loaded first. In jQuery it would just be as simple as putting your code inside $(function(e){...});
In normal javascript use window.onLoad(..) or the like... or have the script after the table defnition (yuck!). The snippet you provided runs fine when I have it that way for the following:
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1250">
<meta name="generator" content="PSPad editor, www.pspad.com">
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<table id='ddReferences'>
<tr>
<td>dfsdf</td>
<td>sdfs</td>
<td>frtyr</td>
<td>hjhj</td>
</tr>
</table>
<script>
var refTab = document.getElementById("ddReferences")
var ttl;
// Loop through all rows and columns of the table and popup alert with the value
// /content of each cell.
for ( var i = 0; row = refTab.rows[i]; i++ ) {
row = refTab.rows[i];
for ( var j = 0; col = row.cells[j]; j++ ) {
alert(col.firstChild.nodeValue);
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Solution 6 - Javascript
the above guy was close but here is what you want:
var table = document.getElementById(tableID);
var rowCount = table.rows.length;
for (var r = 0, n = table.rows.length; r < n; r++) {
for (var c = 0, m = table.rows[r].cells.length; c < m; c++) {
alert(table.rows[r].cells[c].firstChild.value);
}
}
}catch(e) {
alert(e);
}
Solution 7 - Javascript
If you are looking for the contents of the TD (cell), then it would simply be: col.innerHTML
I.e: alert(col.innerHTML);
You'll then need to parse that for any values you're looking for.
Solution 8 - Javascript
Have you tried innerHTML?
I'd be inclined to use getElementsByTagName() to find the <tr> elements, and then on each to call it again to find the <td> elements. To get the contents, you can either use innerHTML or the appropriate (browser-specific) variation on innerText.
Solution 9 - Javascript
A few problems:
-
The loop conditional in your for statements is an assignment, not a loop check, so it might infinite loop
-
You should use the item() function on those rows/cells collections, not sure if array index works on those (not actually JS arrays)
-
You should declare the row/col objects to ensure their scope is correct.
Here is an updated example:
var refTab=document.getElementById("ddReferences")
var ttl;
// Loop through all rows and columns of the table and popup alert with the value
// /content of each cell.
for ( var i = 0; i<refTab.rows.length; i++ ) {
var row = refTab.rows.item(i);
for ( var j = 0; j<row.cells.length; j++ ) {
var col = row.cells.item(j);
alert(col.firstChild.innerText);
}
}
Replace innerText with innerHTML if you want HTML, not the text contents.
Solution 10 - Javascript
Guess I'm going to answer my own questions....Sarfraz was close but not quite right. The correct answer is:
alert(col.firstChild.value);
Solution 11 - Javascript
Try this out: alert(col.firstChild.data)
Check this out for the difference between nodeValue and data: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12286975/when-working-with-text-nodes-should-i-use-the-data-nodevalue-textcontent
Solution 12 - Javascript
<script>
$('#tinh').click(function () {
var sumVal = 0;
var table = document.getElementById("table1");
for (var i = 1; i < (table.rows.length-1); i++) {
sumVal = sumVal + parseInt(table.rows[i].cells[3].innerHTML);
}
document.getElementById("valueTotal").innerHTML = sumVal;
});
</script>