HTML DOM Table caption Property

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# Table caption Property

Table Object

## Definition and Usage

The caption property returns the caption element of a table.

The caption element defines a caption for a table.

Note: The <caption> tag must be inserted immediately after the <table> tag. You can specify only one caption per table. By default, the caption will be centered above the table.

## Syntax

tableObject.caption

## Browser Support

The caption property is supported in all major browsers.

## Example

Return the text inside the caption element:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function displayResult()
{
alert(document.getElementById("myTable").caption.innerHTML);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<table id="myTable" border="1">
<caption>This is a table caption</caption>
<tr>
<td>cell 1</td>
<td>cell 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>cell 3</td>
<td>cell 4</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Alert table caption</button>
</body>
</html>
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