Sets or retrieves the number columns in the table that the object should span.

Syntax

HTML	<ELEMENT COLSPAN = iCount... >
Scripting	object.colSpan [ = iCount ]

Possible Values

iCount

Integer that specifies or receives the number of columns to span.

The property is read/write. The property has no default value.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

This property can be changed only after the page has been loaded.

Standards Information

This property is defined in HTML 3.2  and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .

Applies To

	TD, TH