Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Style columnRuleWidth Property

The columnRuleWidth property gets and sets the width of the rule between columns.

Browser Support


`columnRuleWidth`	Yes (WebkitColumnRuleWidth)	10.0	Yes (MozColumnRuleWidth)	Yes (WebkitColumnRuleWidth)	Yes

Syntax

Return the columnRuleWidth property:

var v = object.style.columnRuleWidth

Set the columnRuleWidth property:

object.style.columnRuleWidth='medium|thin|thick|length|initial|inherit'

Property Values

medium: Default value. a medium rule
thin: a thin rule
thick: a thick rule
length: the width of the rule
initial: sets to default value
inherit: Inherits this property from its parent element

Technical Details

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

Example

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


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#myDIV {<!--from w ww. j a v a  2s  . c o  m-->
    /* Code for Chrome and Safari */
    -webkit-column-count: 3;
    -webkit-column-rule: 3px outset coral;

    /* Code for Firefox */
    -moz-column-count: 3;
    -moz-column-rule: 3px outset coral;

    /* Standard syntax */
    column-count: 3;
    column-rule: 3px outset coral;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>

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

<script>
function myFunction() {
    /* Code for Chrome and Safari */
    document.getElementById("myDIV").style.WebkitColumnRuleWidth = "10px";
    /* Code for Firefox */
    document.getElementById("myDIV").style.MozColumnRuleWidth = "10px";
    /* Standard syntax */
    document.getElementById("myDIV").style.columnRuleWidth = "10px";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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