SMRTR ProgrammingOct 8, 2025Daily.dev

Abandonware of the web: do you know that there is an HTML tables API?

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HTML tables have a forgotten JavaScript API that lets developers create and manipulate table elements directly without using createElement() or innerHTML methods that pose security risks. This abandoned web feature allows looping over tables, adding rows and cells with simple commands, and accessing table cells by index, though it lacks some functionality like creating header cells and could benefit from modern updates.

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