SUMMARY Attribute | summary Property | Internet Development Index |
Sets or retrieves a description and/or structure of the object.
Syntax
HTML <TABLE SUMMARY = sSummary... > Scripting TABLE.summary(v) [ = sSummary ]
Possible Values
sSummary String that specifies or receives a description and/or structure of the object. The property is read/write. The property has no default value.
Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.
Remarks
This property can be used for rendering to non-visual media such as speech or Braille.
There is no functionality implemented for this property unless defined by the author.
Example
The following example shows how to specify a summary property for a table.
<table summary="My Favorite European Cities with the Top City First"> <tr><th>My Favorite Cities</th></tr> <tr><td>Paris, France</td></tr> <tr><td>London, England</td></tr> <tr><td>Rome, Italy</td></tr> </table>
Standards Information
This property is defined in HTML 4.0 and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .
Applies To
TABLE