Append Table Row in JQuery

In this tutorial we will see how to Append Table Row in JQuery. JQuery append() method is used for this which will add new row at the end of table.

Table of Contents

HTML Code

HTML Table Code is given below. In this code we have a form which is used to take input for the new table row. Then we have a simple html table with 2 rows.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Append Table Row in JQuery</title>
<style>
  table{
     width: 100%;
     border-collapse: collapse;
  }
  table, th, td{
   border: 1px solid black;
   padding: 5px;
  }
</style>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <form>
        <input type="text" id="name" placeholder="Name">
        <input type="text" id="class" placeholder="Class">
        <button type="button">Add</button>
    </form>
    <br>
<table>
 <thead>
  <tr>
   <th>Instructor</th>
   <th>Class</th>
  </tr>
 </thead>
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <td>Sara</td>
   <td>HTML</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</body> 
</html>

JQuery Code

JQuery Code is given below. JQuery append() method is used in this code which inserts specific content at the end of the selected HTML element.

In this example append() method will add or append the new table row inside our table.

Note: The values for the table are read from the form.

<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
  $("button").click(function(){
  var name = $("#name").val();
  var cl = $("#class").val();
  var row = "<tr><td>" + name + "</td><td>" + cl + "</td></tr>";
  $("table tbody").append(row);
  });
});
</script>

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