jQuery - count number of rows in a table

Question

How do I count the number of tr elements within a table using jquery. Sorry, I sense this might be basic but i've been banging my head against it.

I know there is a similar thread, but I just want the total rows. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/613024/count-number-of-table-rows-between-two-specific-rows-with-jquery

Answer 1

Use a selector that will select all the rows and take the length.

var rowCount = $('#myTable tr').length;

Answer 2

If you use <tbody> or <tfoot> in your table, you'll have to use the following syntax or you'll get a incorrect value:

var rowCount = $('#myTable >tbody >tr').length;

Answer 3

Well, I get the attr rows from the table and get the length for that collection:

$("#myTable").attr('rows').length;

I think that jQuery works less.