<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<table id="table-id" style="border:1px solid coral">
<tr><td>abc</td><td>def</td></tr>
<tr><td>ghi</td><td>jkl</td></tr>
</table>
<script>
function getTableCellValues(id, row_count, col_count)
{
var i, j, s = "";
for (i = 0; i < row_count; i++)
{
for (j = 0; j < col_count; j++)
s = s + document.getElementById(id).rows[i].cells[j].innerHTML + " ";
s = s + "<br />";
}
document.getElementById("p-id").innerHTML = s;
}
/*
run:
abc def
ghi jkl
*/
</script>
<button onclick="getTableCellValues('table-id', 2, 2)">Get Table Cell Values</button>
<p id="p-id"></p>
</body>
</html>