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HTML DOM TableHeader abbr attribute

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Examples

Returns the value of the abbr attribute id is "myTh" of <th> element:

var x = document.getElementById("myTh").abbr;
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML=x;

x The output is:

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Definition and Usage

abbr property sets or returns the value of the abbr attribute.

abbr attribute specifies the data cells in an abbreviated version (for non-visual media such as speech or braille).

If this attribute is set, the user will only hear the value (rather than the entire contents of the cell) abbr attribute.


Browser Support

Internet ExplorerFirefoxOperaGoogle ChromeSafari

All major browsers support the abbr attribute. However, the functionality of this property has not been implemented in any of the major browsers.


grammar

Back abbr attribute:

tableheaderObject .abbr

Setting abbr attribute:

tableheaderObject .abbr=text

Property Value

描述
text 规定表头单元格内容的短描述。

technical details

return value: String that represents the abbreviation text.


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