HTMLTableElement: createTHead() method

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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The createTHead() method of HTMLTableElement objects returns the <thead> element associated with a given <table>. If no header exists in the table, this method creates it, and then returns it.

Note: If no header exists, createTHead() inserts a new header directly into the table. The header does not need to be added separately as would be the case if Document.createElement() had been used to create the new <thead> element.

js
let myHead = myTable.createTHead();
// Now this should be true: myHead === myTable.tHead

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# dom-table-createthead-dev

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HTMLTableElement: createTHead() method

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