JavaScript Functions › Text Functions

Text Functions

Use the following functions to write text to the body of a document:

• addTableText

  The addTableText function writes a <TABLE> tag into the web page so it must be called within the context of an HTML [assign the value for TD in your book] tag (that is, within the Results section of a web page) or outside of all table structures within the web page.

  • Syntax

    addTableText(label)
    

  • Parameters
    • label—The text to be written to the document
  • Example

    addTableText("10 users displayed");
    

• addText

  The addText function writes a <TR> tag into the web page so it must be called within the context of an HTML <TABLE> tag (that is, within the Criteria section of a web page).

  • Syntax

    addText(label[,colspan])
    

  • Parameters
    • label—The text to be written to the document
    • colspan—The number of table columns this text needs to span
  • Example

    addText("Enter your name here");