TBODY Element | tBody Object

Designates rows as the body of the table.

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the tBody object. Click a tab on the left to choose the type of member you want to view.

Attributes/Properties

Attribute	Property	Description
ACCESSKEY	accessKey	Sets or retrieves the accelerator key for the object.
ALIGN	align	Sets or retrieves the alignment of the object relative to the display or table.
ATOMICSELECTION		Specifies whether the element and its contents must be selected as a whole, indivisible unit.
BEGIN	begin	Sets or retrieves the delay time before the timeline begins playing on the element.
BGCOLOR	bgColor	Deprecated. Sets or retrieves the background color behind the object.
	canHaveChildren	Retrieves a value indicating whether the object can contain children.
	canHaveHTML	Sets or retrieves the value indicating whether the object can contain rich HTML markup.
CH	ch	Sets or retrieves a value that you can use to implement your own ch functionality for the object.
CHOFF	chOff	Sets or retrieves a value that you can use to implement your own chOff functionality for the object.
CLASS	className	Sets or retrieves the class of the object.
	clientHeight	Retrieves the height of the object including padding, but not including margin, border, or scroll bar.
	clientLeft	Retrieves the distance between the offsetLeft property and the true left side of the client area.
	clientTop	Retrieves the distance between the offsetTop property and the true top of the client area.
	clientWidth	Retrieves the width of the object including padding, but not including margin, border, or scroll bar.
DIR	dir	Sets or retrieves the reading order of the object.
END	end	Sets or retrieves a value indicating the end time for the element, or the end of the simple duration when the element is set to repeat.
	firstChild	Retrieves a reference to the first child in the>childNodes collection of the object.
	hasMedia	Retrieves a Boolean value that indicates whether the element is an>Introduction to HTML+TIME media element.
HIDEFOCUS	hideFocus	Sets or retrieves the value indicating whether the object visibly indicates that it has focus.
ID	id	Retrieves the string identifying the object.
	innerHTML	Retrieves the HTML between the start and end tags of the object.
	innerText	Sets or retrieves the text between the start and end tags of the object.
	isContentEditable	Retrieves the value indicating whether the user can edit the contents of the object.
	isDisabled	Retrieves the value indicating whether the user can interact with the object.
	isMultiLine	Retrieves the value indicating whether the content of the object contains one or more lines.
	isTextEdit	Retrieves whether a TextRange object can be created using the object.
LANG	lang	Sets or retrieves the language to use.
LANGUAGE	language	Sets or retrieves the language in which the current script is written.
	lastChild	Retrieves a reference to the last child in the childNodes collection of an object.
	nextSibling	Retrieves a reference to the next child of the parent for the object.
	nodeName	Retrieves the name of a particular type of node.
	nodeType	Retrieves the type of the requested node.
	nodeValue	Sets or retrieves the value of a node.
	offsetHeight	Retrieves the height of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
	offsetLeft	Retrieves the calculated left position of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
	offsetParent	Retrieves a reference to the container object that defines the offsetTop and offsetLeft properties of the object.
	offsetTop	Retrieves the calculated top position of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
	offsetWidth	Retrieves the width of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
	onOffBehavior	Retrieves an object indicating whether the specified Microsoft DirectAnimation® behavior is running.
	outerHTML	Sets or retrieves the object and its content in HTML.
	outerText	Sets or retrieves the text of the object.
	ownerDocument	Sets or retrieves the document object associated with the node.
	parentElement	Retrieves the parent object in the object hierarchy.
	parentNode	Retrieves the parent object in the document hierarchy.
	parentTextEdit	Retrieves the container object in the document hierarchy that can be used to create a TextRange containing the original object.
	previousSibling	Retrieves a reference to the previous child of the parent for the object.
	readyState	Retrieves a value that indicates the current state of the object.
	scopeName	Retrieves the namespace defined for the element.
	scrollHeight	Retrieves the scrolling height of the object.
	scrollLeft	Sets or retrieves the distance between the left edge of the object and the leftmost portion of the content currently visible in the window.
	scrollTop	Sets or retrieves the distance between the top of the object and the topmost portion of the content currently visible in the window.
	scrollWidth	Retrieves the scrolling width of the object.
	sourceIndex	Retrieves the ordinal position of the object, in source order, as the object appears in the document's all collection.
STYLE		Sets an inline style for the element.
SYNCMASTER	syncMaster	Sets or retrieves whether the time container must synchronize playback to this element.
systemBitrate		Retrieves the approximate bandwidth available to the system in bits-per-second.
systemCaptions		Indicates whether or not to display a text equivalent of the audio portion of the presentation.
systemLanguage		Indicates whether a given language is selected in a user's system preferences.
systemOverdubOrSubtitle		Specifies whether overdubs or subtitles render during a presentation.
TABINDEX	tabIndex	Sets or retrieves the index that defines the tab order for the object.
	tagName	Retrieves the tag name of the object.
	tagUrn	Sets or retrieves the Uniform Resource Name (URN) specified in the namespace declaration.
TIMECONTAINER	timeContainer	Sets or retrieves the type of timeline associated with an element.
TITLE	title	Sets or retrieves advisory information (a ToolTip) for the object.
	uniqueID	Retrieves an autogenerated, unique identifier for the object.
UNSELECTABLE		Specifies that an element cannot be selected.
VALIGN	vAlign	Sets or retrieves how text and other content are vertically aligned within the object that contains them.

Behaviors

Behavior	Description
clientCaps	Provides information about features supported by Internet Explorer, as well as a way for installing browser components on demand.
download	Downloads a file and notifies a specified callback function when the download is complete.
homePage	Contains information about a user's homepage.
time	Provides an active timeline for an HTML element.
time2	Provides an active timeline for an HTML element or group of elements.

Collections

Collection	Description
all	Returns a reference to the collection of elements contained by the object.
attributes	Retrieves a collection of attributes of the object.
behaviorUrns	Returns a collection of Uniform Resource Name (URN) strings identifying the behaviors attached to the element.
childNodes	Retrieves a collection of HTML Elements and TextNode objects that are direct descendants of the specified object.
children	Retrieves a collection of DHTML Objects that are direct descendants of the object.
rows	Retrieves a collection of tr (table row) objects from a table object.

Events

Event	Description
onactivate	Fires when the object is set as the active element.
onbeforeactivate	Fires immediately before the object is set as the active element.
onbeforecut	Fires on the source object before the selection is deleted from the document.
onbeforedeactivate	Fires immediately before the activeElement is changed from the current object to another object in the parent document.
onbeforepaste	Fires on the target object before the selection is pasted from the system clipboard to the document.
onblur	Fires when the object loses the input focus.
onclick	Fires when the user clicks the left mouse button on the object.
oncontextmenu	Fires when the user clicks the right mouse button in the client area, opening the context menu.
oncontrolselect	Fires when the user is about to make a control selection of the object.
oncut	Fires on the source element when the object or selection is removed from the document and added to the system clipboard.
ondblclick	Fires when the user double-clicks the object.
ondeactivate	Fires when the activeElement is changed from the current object to another object in the parent document.
ondrag	Fires on the source object continuously during a drag operation.
ondragend	Fires on the source object when the user releases the mouse at the close of a drag operation.
ondragenter	Fires on the target element when the user drags the object to a valid drop target.
ondragleave	Fires on the target object when the user moves the mouse out of a valid drop target during a drag operation.
ondragover	Fires on the target element continuously while the user drags the object over a valid drop target.
ondragstart	Fires on the source object when the user starts to drag a text selection or selected object.
ondrop	Fires on the target object when the mouse button is released during a drag-and-drop operation.
onfocus	Fires when the object receives focus.
onfocusin	Fires for an element just prior to setting focus on that element.
onfocusout	Fires for the current element with focus immediately after moving focus to another element.
onhelp	Fires when the user presses the F1 key while the browser is the active window.
onkeydown	Fires when the user presses a key.
onkeypress	Fires when the user presses an alphanumeric key.
onkeyup	Fires when the user releases a key.
onlosecapture	Fires when the object loses the mouse capture.
onmousedown	Fires when the user clicks the object with either mouse button.
onmouseenter	Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer into the object.
onmouseleave	Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer outside the boundaries of the object.
onmousemove	Fires when the user moves the mouse over the object.
onmouseout	Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer outside the boundaries of the object.
onmouseover	Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer into the object.
onmouseup	Fires when the user releases a mouse button while the mouse is over the object.
onmousewheel	Fires when the wheel button is rotated.
onmove	Fires when the object moves.
onmoveend	Fires when the object stops moving.
onmovestart	Fires when the object starts to move.
onpaste	Fires on the target object when the user pastes data, transferring the data from the system clipboard to the document.
onpropertychange	Fires when a property changes on the object.
onreadystatechange	Fires when the state of the object has changed.
onresizeend	Fires when the user finishes changing the dimensions of the object in a control selection.
onresizestart	Fires when the user begins to change the dimensions of the object in a control selection.
onselectstart	Fires when the object is being selected.
ontimeerror	Fires whenever a time-specific error occurs, usually as a result of setting a property to an invalid value.

Methods

Method	Description
addBehavior	Attaches a behavior to the element.
appendChild	Appends an element as a child to the object.
applyElement	Makes the element either a child or parent of another element.
attachEvent	Binds the specified function to an event, so that the function gets called whenever the event fires on the object.
blur	Causes the element to lose focus and fires the onblur event.
clearAttributes	Removes all attributes and values from the object.
click	Simulates a click by causing the onclick event to fire.
cloneNode	Copies a reference to the object from the document hierarchy.
componentFromPoint	Returns the component located at the specified coordinates via certain events.
contains	Checks whether the given element is contained within the object.
deleteRow	Removes the specified row (tr) from the element and from the rows collection.
deleteTFoot	Deletes the tFoot element and its contents from the table.
deleteTHead	Deletes the tHead element and its contents from the table.
detachEvent	Unbinds the specified function from the event, so that the function stops receiving notifications when the event fires.
fireEvent	Fires a specified event on the object.
focus	Causes the element to receive the focus and executes the code specified by the onfocus event.
getAdjacentText	Returns the adjacent text string.
getAttribute	Retrieves the value of the specified attribute.
getAttributeNode	Retrieves an attribute object referenced by the attribute.name property.
getBoundingClientRect	Retrieves an object that specifies the bounds of a collection of TextRectangle objects.
getClientRects	Retrieves a collection of rectangles that describes the layout of the contents of an object or range within the client. Each rectangle describes a single line.
getElementsByTagName	Retrieves a collection of objects based on the specified element name.
getExpression	Retrieves the expression for the given property.
hasChildNodes	Returns a value that indicates whether the object has children.
insertAdjacentElement	Inserts an element at the specified location.
insertBefore	Inserts an element into the document hierarchy as a child node of a parent object.
insertRow	Creates a new row (tr) in the table, and adds the row to the rows collection.
mergeAttributes	Copies all read/write attributes to the specified element.
moveRow	Moves a table row to a new position.
normalize	Merges adjacent TextNode objects to produce a normalized document object model.
releaseCapture	Removes mouse capture from the object in the current document.
removeAttribute	Removes the given attribute from the object.
removeAttributeNode	Removes an attribute object from the object.
removeBehavior	Detaches a behavior from the element.
removeChild	Removes a child node from the object.
removeExpression	Removes the expression from the specified property.
removeNode	Removes the object from the document hierarchy.
replaceAdjacentText	Replaces the text adjacent to the element.
replaceChild	Replaces an existing child element with a new child element.
replaceNode	Replaces the object with another element.
scrollIntoView	Causes the object to scroll into view, aligning it either at the top or bottom of the window.
setActive	Sets the object as active without setting focus to the object.
setAttribute	Sets the value of the specified attribute.
setAttributeNode	Sets an attribute object node as part of the object.
setCapture	Sets the mouse capture to the object belonging to the current document.
setExpression	Sets an expression for the specified object.
swapNode	Exchanges the location of two objects in the document hierarchy.

Objects

Object	Description
currentStyle	Represents the cascaded format and style of the object as specified by global style sheets, inline styles, and HTML attributes.
runtimeStyle	Represents the cascaded format and style of the object that overrides the format and style specified in global style sheets, inline styles, and HTML attributes.
style	Represents the current settings of all possible inline styles for a given element.

Styles

Style attribute	Style property	Description
background	background	Sets or retrieves up to five separate background properties of the object.
background-attachment	backgroundAttachment	Sets or retrieves how the background image is attached to the object within the document.
background-color	backgroundColor	Sets or retrieves the color behind the content of the object.
background-image	backgroundImage	Sets or retrieves the background image of the object.
background-position	backgroundPosition	Sets or retrieves the position of the background of the object.
background-position-x	backgroundPositionX	Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate of the backgroundPosition property.
background-position-y	backgroundPositionY	Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the backgroundPosition property.
background-repeat	backgroundRepeat	Sets or retrieves how the backgroundImage property of the object is tiled.
behavior	behavior	Sets or retrieves the location of the Introduction to DHTML Behaviors.
clear	clear	Sets or retrieves whether the object allows floating objects on its left side, right side, or both, so that the next text displays past the floating objects.
color	color	Sets or retrieves the color of the text of the object.
cursor	cursor	Sets or retrieves the type of cursor to display as the mouse pointer moves over the object.
direction	direction	Sets or retrieves the reading order of the object.
display	display	Sets or retrieves whether the object is rendered.
font	font	Sets or retrieves a combination of separate font properties of the object. Alternatively, sets or retrieves one or more of six user-preference fonts.
font-family	fontFamily	Sets or retrieves the name of the font used for text in the object.
font-size	fontSize	Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the font size used for text in the object.
font-style	fontStyle	Sets or retrieves the font style of the object as italic, normal, or oblique.
font-variant	fontVariant	Sets or retrieves whether the text of the object is in small capital letters.
font-weight	fontWeight	Sets or retrieves the weight of the font of the object.
layout-grid	layoutGrid	Sets or retrieves the composite document grid properties that specify the layout of text characters.
layout-grid-mode	layoutGridMode	Sets or retrieves whether the text layout grid uses two dimensions.
letter-spacing	letterSpacing	Sets or retrieves the amount of additional space between letters in the object.
line-height	lineHeight	Sets or retrieves the distance between lines in the object.
page-break-after	pageBreakAfter	Sets or retrieves a value indicating whether a page break occurs after the object.
page-break-before	pageBreakBefore	Sets or retrieves a string indicating whether a page break occurs before the object.
	pixelBottom	Sets or retrieves the bottom position of the object.
	pixelHeight	Sets or retrieves the height of the object.
	pixelLeft	Sets or retrieves the left position of the object.
	pixelRight	Sets or retrieves the right position of the object.
	pixelTop	Sets or retrieves the top position of the object.
	pixelWidth	Sets or retrieves the width of the object.
	posBottom	Sets or retrieves the bottom position of the object in the units specified by the bottom attribute.
	posHeight	Sets or retrieves the height of the object in the units specified by the height attribute.
	posLeft	Sets or retrieves the left position of the object in the units specified by the left attribute.
	posRight	Sets or retrieves the right position of the object in the units specified by the right attribute.
	posTop	Sets or retrieves the top position of the object in the units specified by the top attribute.
	posWidth	Sets or retrieves the width of the object in the units specified by the width attribute.
text-autospace	textAutospace	Sets or retrieves the autospacing and narrow space width adjustment of text.
text-decoration	textDecoration	Sets or retrieves a value that indicates whether the text in the object has blink, line-through, overline, or underline decorations.
	textDecorationBlink	Sets or retrieves a Boolean value that indicates whether the object's textDecoration property has a value of "blink."
	textDecorationLineThrough	Sets or retrieves a Boolean value indicating whether the text in the object has a line drawn through it.
	textDecorationNone	Sets or retrieves the Boolean value indicating whether the textDecoration property for the object has been set to none.
	textDecorationOverline	Sets or retrieves a Boolean value indicating whether the text in the object has a line drawn over it.
	textDecorationUnderline	Sets or retrieves whether the text in the object is underlined.
text-transform	textTransform	Sets or retrieves the rendering of the text in the object.
text-underline-position	textUnderlinePosition	Sets or retrieves the position of the underline decoration that is set through the textDecoration property of the object.
unicode-bidi	unicodeBidi	Sets or retrieves the level of embedding with respect to the bidirectional algorithm.
vertical-align	verticalAlign	Sets or retrieves the vertical alignment of the object.
visibility	visibility	Sets or retrieves whether the content of the object is displayed.
word-spacing	wordSpacing	Sets or retrieves the amount of additional space between words in the object.
z-index	zIndex	Sets or retrieves the stacking order of positioned objects.
zoom	zoom	Sets or retrieves the magnification scale of the object.

Remarks

Valid tags within the TBODY element include:

• TD
• TH
• TR

The TBODY element is exposed for all tables, even if the table does not explicitly define a TBODY element.

The table object and its associated elements have a separate table object model, which utilizes different methods than the general object model. For more information on the table object model, see>How to Build Tables Dynamically.

This element is available in HTML as of Internet Explorer 3.0, and in script as of Internet Explorer 4.0.

This element is not rendered.

This element requires a closing tag.

Example

This example uses the TBODY element with the TABLE, TD, THEAD, and TR elements to create a table with the first row in the table head and the second row in the table body.

<TABLE>
<THEAD>
<TR>
<TD>
This text is in the THEAD.
</TD>
</TR>
</THEAD>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD>
This text is in the TBODY.
</TD>
</TR>
</TBODY>
</TABLE>

Standards Information

object is defined in HTML 4.0 .

See Also

How to Build Tables Dynamically