Striped Tables Using JavaScript
By Paul McCarthy
2008-01-23
Introduction
JavaScript can be incredibly useful when you need to automate
repetitive tasks. In this article we'll implement a simple JavaScript
function that will apply alternate striped rows to a table.
We'll implement this technique using unobtrusive JavaScript.
Resources for the striped tables tutorial
Download the required resources before beginning this tutorial.
Start by opening the file 'striped-tables-example.htm'. This is the table we're going to add stripes to using JavaScript:
Rather
than applying a class to every other row to assign the alternate
background rows, we can let JavaScript do the work for us.
Tutorial Pages:
» Introduction
»
The JavaScript
»
Benefits of JavaScript striped tables
