The borderCollapse property is used for setting or returning whether <table>elements should have shared or separate borders. It can take two values, separate and collapse.
Syntax
Following is the syntax for −
Setting the borderCollapse property −
object.style.borderCollapse = "separate|collapse|initial|inherit"
Values
The property values are explained as follows −
| Sr.No | Values & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | separate This is the default value and have each table cell separate borders. |
| 2 | collapse This specifies the border to not be drawn between table cell values. |
| 3 | initial For setting this property to initial value. |
| 4 | inherit To inherit the parent property value |
Example
Let us look at an example for the borderCollapse property −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
display: flex;
float: left;
}
table {
border: 3px solid black;
}
td {
border: 3px solid lightgreen;
}
th {
border: 3px solid lightblue;
}
</style>
<script>
function collapseBorder(){
document.getElementById("t1").style.borderCollapse="collapse";
document.getElementById("Sample").innerHTML="The table borders are now collapsed";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<table id="t1">
<tr>
<th>FRUITS</th>
<th>PRICE </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MANGO </td>
<td>40</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>APPLE</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>Collapse the above table borders by clicking the below button</p>
<button onclick="collapseBorder()">COLLAPSE BORDER</button>
<p id="Sample"></p>
</body>
</html>Output
This will produce the following output −
On clicking the COLLAPSE BORDER button −
