HTML DOM Table summary Property

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# Table summary Property

Table Object

## Definition and Usage

The summary property sets or returns a description (summary) of the data in a table.

Tip: The summary property can be used by speech-synthesizing/non-visual browsers.

## Syntax

Set the summary property:

tableObject.summary="text"

Return the summary property:

tableObject.summary

Tip: There is no default value for the summary property.

Value | Description
--- | ---
text | The summary text

## Browser Support

The summary property is supported in all major browsers.

## Example

Alert the summary of a table:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function displayResult()
{
alert(document.getElementById('myTable').summary);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<table id="myTable" border="1" summary="Example table of employees">
<tr>
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Peter</td>
<td>Griffin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>John</td>
<td>Doe</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br>
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Show table summary</button>
</body>
</html>
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