Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Style columnWidth Property

The columnWidth property gets and sets the width of the columns.

Browser Support


`columnWidth`	Yes (WebkitColumnWidth)	10.0	Yes (MozColumnWidth)	Yes (WebkitColumnWidth)	Yes

Syntax

Return the columnWidth property:

var v = object.style.columnWidth

Set the columnWidth property:

object.style.columnWidth='auto|length|initial|inherit'

Property Values

auto: Default value. column width is determined by the browser
length: length sets the width of the columns
initial: sets to default value
inherit: Inherits this property from its parent element

Technical Details

Default Value:	auto
Return Value:	A string representing the column-width property
CSS Version	CSS3

Example

The following code shows how to change the width of the columns.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
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</div>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("myDIV").style.WebkitColumnWidth = "100px"; // Code for Chrome, Safari, and Opera
    document.getElementById("myDIV").style.MozColumnWidth = "100px"; // Code for Firefox
    document.getElementById("myDIV").style.columnWidth = "100px";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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