function readTable(){
var tt = document.getElementById("tt");
var rows = tt.getElementsByTagName("tr");
for(var i = 0;i < rows.length; i++){
var cols = rows[i].getElementsByTagName("td");
for(var j = 0; j < cols.length;j++){
alert(tt.rows.item(i).cells.item(j).innerText);
}
}
<table width="200" border="1" id="tt">
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>23</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>31</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>33</td>
</tr>
</table>
<a href="#" οnclick="readTable()">测试</a>
一个非常有用的小例子;