columnCount Property - Javascript CSS Style Property

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Description

The columnCount property sets the column count for column layout.

Property Values

Value Description
number The number of columns
autoDefault value.
initial Sets this property to its default value.
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element.

Technical Details

Item Value
Default Value: auto
Return Value: A String, representing the column-count property of an element
CSS VersionCSS3

Divide the text in the div element into three columns:

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button>

<div id="myDIV">
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<script>
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("myDIV").style.WebkitColumnCount = "3"; /* Code for old Chrome and Safari*/
    document.getElementById("myDIV").style.MozColumnCount = "3"; /* Code for Firefox*/
    document.getElementById("myDIV").style.columnCount = "3";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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