Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Style columnCount Property

The columnCount property gets and sets the number of columns an element should be divided.

Browser Support


`columnCount`	Yes (WebkitColumnCount)	10	Yes (MozColumnCount)	Yes (WebkitColumnCount)	Yes

Syntax

Return the columnCount property:

var v = object.style.columnCount

Set the columnCount property:

object.style.columnCount='number|auto|initial|inherit'

Property Values

number: number of columns
auto: Default value. The number of columns will be determined browser.

Technical Details

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

Example

The following code shows how to divide the text in the div element into three columns.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
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<div id="myDIV">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh 
euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim 
ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl 
ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit 
in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla 
facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent 
luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi. Nam liber 
tempor cum soluta nobis eleifend option congue nihil imperdiet doming id quod 
mazim placerat facer possim assum. Typi non habent claritatem insitam; est usus 
legentis in iis qui facit eorum claritatem. Investigationes demonstraverunt 
lectores legere me lius quod ii legunt saepius.
</div>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("myDIV").style.WebkitColumnCount = "3"; /* Code for 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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