Javascript DOM CSS Style columnRule Property

Introduction

Specify the width, style and color of the rule between columns:

document.getElementById("myDIV").style.columnRule = "3px outset blue";

Click the button to set the column-rule property the DIV element:

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#myDIV {//  www.  j a v a  2 s . co m
  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.columnRule = "3px outset lightblue";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The columnRule property is a shorthand property for setting all the columnRule properties.

The columnRule property sets the width, style, and color of the rule between columns.

The column rule properties are, in any order:

columnRuleColor columnRuleStyle columnRuleWidth

Property Values

Value Description
columnRuleWidth Sets the width of the rule between columns. Default value is medium
columnRuleStyle Sets the style of the rule between columns. Default value is none
columnRuleColor Sets the color of the rule between columns. Default value is the color of the element
initial Sets this property to its default value.
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element.

The columnRule property default value:

medium none color

The columnRule property returns a string representing the column-rule property of an element.




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