Change the number of columns a cell should span:
document.getElementById("myTh").colSpan = "1";
Click the button to change the value of the colspan attribute, from 2 to 1, of th with id "myTh".
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> table, th, td { border: 1px solid black; } </style>//from www. j ava 2s. c o m </head> <body> <table> <tr> <th id="myTh" colspan="2">Month</th> <th>Savings</th> </tr> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>$100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>February</td> <td>$100</td> </tr> </table> <br> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <script> function myFunction() { document.getElementById("myTh").colSpan = "1"; } </script> </body> </html>
The colSpan property sets or gets the value of the colspan attribute.
The colspan attribute specifies the number of columns a table cell should span.
The colSpan property accepts and returns a number type value.