CSS empty-cells Property
CSS empty-cells Property
CSS empty-cells property sets whether borders and backgrounds appear around <table> cells that have no visible content.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<head>
<style>
table, td, th{
border: 1px solid black;
}
table{
width: 200px;
}
#point{
empty-cells: show;
}
#point1{
empty-cells: hide;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>CSS empty-cells Property</h1>
<h2>empty-cells: show;</h2>
<table id="point">
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Age</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jos</td>
<td>28</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Alex</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
<h2>empty-cells: hide;</h2>
<table id="point1">
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Age</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jos</td>
<td>28</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Alex</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Syntax
Using CSS
element{
empty-cells: hide;
}
Using Javascript
object.style.emptyCells="hide";
Animatable
No, empty-cells property is not animatable. CSS Animatable Properties Reference.
Default Value
Default value for CSS empty-cells property is show.
Property Value
The following table provides a list of values for CSS empty-cells property.
| Value | Explanation |
|---|
| show | Display borders on empty cells. |
| hide | Hide borders on empty cells. |
Using JavaScript
In the following example, we will demonstrate how to change the CSS empty-cells property of an element using JavaScript.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<head>
<style>
table, td, th{
border: 1px solid black;
}
table{
width: 200px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>CSS empty-cells Property</h1>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Age</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jos</td>
<td>28</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Alex</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button>
<script>
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("table")[0];
function myFunction(){
x.style.emptyCells = "hide";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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