Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Style columnRule Property

The columnRule property gets and sets a shorthand property for setting all the columnRule* properties.

The columnRule property can get and set the width, style, and color of the rule between columns.

Browser Support


`columnRule`	Yes (WebkitColumnRule)	10.0	Yes (MozColumnRule)	Yes (WebkitColumnRule)	Yes

Syntax

Return the columnRule property:

var v = object.style.columnRule

Set the columnRule property:

object.style.columnRule='column-rule-width column-rule-style column-rule-color|initial|inherit'

Property Values

column-rule-width: Default to medium. Sets the width of the rule between columns.
column-rule-style: Default to none. Sets the style of the rule between columns.
column-rule-color: Default to the color of the element. Sets the color of the rule between columns.
initial: sets to default value
inherit: Inherits this property from its parent element

Technical Details

Default Value:	medium none color
Return Value:	A string representing the column-rule property
CSS Version	CSS3

Example

The following code shows how to set the width, style and color of the rule between columns.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#myDIV {<!--from  w  ww. java  2s . c  o m-->
    -webkit-column-count: 3;
    -moz-column-count: 3;
    column-count: 3;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>

<div id="myDIV">
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</div>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("myDIV").style.WebkitColumnRule = "3px outset lightblue"; /* Code for Chrome and Safari*/
    document.getElementById("myDIV").style.MozColumnRule = "3px outset lightblue"; /* Code for Firefox*/
    document.getElementById("myDIV").style.columnRule = "3px outset lightblue";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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