Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Style columns Property

The columns property gets and sets the shorthand property for setting columnWidth and columnCount.

Browser Support


`columns`	Yes (WebkitColumns)	10	Yes (MozColumns)	Yes (WebkitColumns)	Yes

Syntax

Return the columns property:

var v = object.style.columns

Set the columns property:

object.style.columns='auto|column-width column-count|initial|inherit'

Property Values

Value	Description
auto	Default value. Sets both the column width to auto and the column-count to auto
columnWidth	The width of the columns
columnCount	The number of columns
initial	Set to default value
inherit	Inherit from parent element.

Technical Details

Default Value:	auto auto
Return Value:	A string representing the columns property
CSS Version	CSS3

Example

The following code shows how to split the text into three columns, minimum 100 pixels each


<!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() {
    /* Code for Chrome and Safari */
    document.getElementById("myDIV").style.WebkitColumns = "100px 3";
    /* Code for Firefox */
    document.getElementById("myDIV").style.MozColumns = "100px 3";
    /* Standard syntax */
    document.getElementById("myDIV").style.columns = "100px 3";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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