Question

The reason I want to do this is because I am having trouble changing the classes of td elements in certain browsers. I am wondering if it is possible to simply replace the entire element, caveats, code, and suggestions are all appreciated.

Answer 1

You can replace a table cell with another table cell just like any other element:

var td = <reference to td element>;
var newTd = document.createElement('td');
td.parentNode.replaceChild(newTd, td);

If you just want to add or assign a new class value, see qwertymk’s answer.