CSS Layout How to - Detect support for CSS3 columns with Javascript

Question

We would like to know how to detect support for CSS3 columns with Javascript.

Answer


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type='text/javascript'
  src='http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.5.2.js'></script>
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<script type='text/javascript'>
$(window).load(function(){
    var div = $('<div style="-webkit-column-count: 3; -moz-column-count: 3;" />');
    var columns = div.css('-webkit-column-count') || div.css('-moz-column-count') || 'nope';
    $('#result').text(columns);
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
  <p>
    Your browser understands CSS3 columns: <span id="result">?</span>
  </p>
</body>
</html>

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