Revision 538825 of HTMLTableHeaderCellElement

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 {{ APIRef}}</div>
<p>The <strong><span class="external"><code>HTMLTableHeaderCellElement</code></span></strong> interface provides special properties and methods (beyond the regular {{domxref("HTMLTableCellElement")}} and {{domxref("HTMLElement")}} interfaces it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating the layout and presentation of table header cells in an HTML document.</p>
<h2 id="Properties" name="Properties">Properties</h2>
<p><em>Inherits properties from its parent, </em><em>{{domxref("HTMLTableCellElement")}}, and {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}</em>.</p>
<dl>
 <dt>
  {{domxref("HTMLTableHeaderCellElement.abbr")}}</dt>
 <dd>
  Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} containing a name used to refer to this cell in other context. It reflects the {{htmlattrxref("abbr", "th")}} attribute.</dd>
 <dt>
  {{domxref("HTMLTableHeaderCellElement.scope")}}</dt>
 <dd>
  Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} representing an enumerated value indicating which cells the header cell applies to. It reflects the {{htmlattrxref("scope", "th")}} attribute and has one of the following values: <code>"row"</code>, <code>"col"</code>, <code>"colgroup"</code>, or <code>"rowgroup"</code>. If the attribute is in the <em>auto</em> state, or if an invalid value is set for the attribute, <code>scope</code> will be returns the empty string, <code>""</code>.</dd>
 <dt>
  {{domxref("HTMLTableHeaderCellElement.sorted")}} {{experimental_inline}}</dt>
 <dd>
  Is a {{domxref("Boolean")}} value indicating if the table is sorted by the scope associated with this header cell. It reflects the {{htmlattrxref("sorted", "th")}} attribute.</dd>
</dl>
<h2 id="Methods" name="Methods">Methods</h2>
<p><em>No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, {{domxref("HTMLTableCellElement")}}, and {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}</em>.</p>
<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>
<table class="standard-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML WHATWG', "tabular-data.html#the-table-element", "HTMLTableElement")}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}}</td>
   <td>Adds the <code>sorted</code> property.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML5 W3C', "tabular-data.html#the-table-element", "HTMLTableElement")}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML5 W3C')}}</td>
   <td>Initial definition.</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>
<div>
 {{CompatibilityTable}}</div>
<div id="compat-desktop">
 <table class="compat-table">
  <tbody>
   <tr>
    <th>Feature</th>
    <th>Chrome</th>
    <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
    <th>Internet Explorer</th>
    <th>Opera</th>
    <th>Safari (WebKit)</th>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>Basic support</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop(1.0)}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td><code>sorted</code> {{experimental_inline}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   </tr>
  </tbody>
 </table>
</div>
<div id="compat-mobile">
 <table class="compat-table">
  <tbody>
   <tr>
    <th>Feature</th>
    <th>Android</th>
    <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
    <th>IE Phone</th>
    <th>Opera Mobile</th>
    <th>Safari Mobile</th>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>Basic support</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile(1.0)}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td><code>sorted</code> {{experimental_inline}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   </tr>
  </tbody>
 </table>
</div>
<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>
<ul>
 <li>The HTML element implementing this interface: {{HTMLElement("th")}}.</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>