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The col object reflects the col element; the colgroup object reflects the colgroup element. Both elements provide ways of assigning multiple adjacent columns to groups for convenience in assigning styles, widths, and other visual treatments. |
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<col> <colgroup> |
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[window.]document.getElementById("elementID")
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| align | NN 6 IE 4 DOM 1 |
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Defines the horizontal alignment of content within cells covered by the col or colgroup element. |
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| Example | |
document.getElementById("myCol").align = "center";
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| Value | |
Any of the three horizontal alignment constants: center | char | left | right. |
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| Default | |
left |
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| ch | NN 6 IE 6 DOM 1 |
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Defines the text character used as an alignment point for text within a column or column group (reflecting the char attribute). This property is normally of value only for the align attribute set to "char". In practice, neither IE nor Navigator respond to these properties. |
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| Example | |
document.getElementById("myCol").ch = ".";
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| Value | |
Single character string. |
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| Default | |
None. |
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| chOff | NN 6 IE 6 DOM 1 |
| Read/Write | |
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Defines the offset point at which the character specified by the char attribute is to appear within a cell. In practice, neither IE 6 nor Netscape 6 respond to these properties. |
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| Example | |
document.getElementById("myCol").chOff = "80%";
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| Value | |
String value of the number of pixels or percentage (within the cell). |
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| Default | |
None. |
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| span | NN 6 IE 4 DOM 1 |
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Provides the number of adjacent columns for which the element's attribute and style settings apply. |
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| Example | |
document.getElementById("myColgroup").span = 2;
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| Value | |
Integer. |
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| Default | |
1 |
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| vAlign | NN 6 IE 4 DOM 1 |
| Read/Write | |
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Provides the manner of vertical alignment of text within the column grouping's cells. |
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| Example | |
document.getElementById("myCol").vAlign = "baseline";
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| Value | |
Case-insensitive constant (as a string): baseline | bottom | middle | top. |
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| Default | |
middle |
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| width | NN 6 IE 4 DOM 1 |
| Read/Write | |
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Provides the width in pixels of each column of the column grouping. Changes to these values are immediately reflected in reflowed content on the page. |
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| Example | |
document.getElementById("myColgroup").width = 150;
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| Value | |
Integer. |
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| Default | |
None. |
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