CELLSPACING Attribute | cellSpacing Property

Sets or retrieves the amount of space between cells in a table.

Syntax

HTML	<TABLE CELLSPACING = sSpacing ... >
Scripting	table.cellSpacing [ = sSpacing ]

Possible Values

sSpacing

String that specifies one of the following values: spacing Integer that specifies the amount of space between cells, in pixels. percentage Integer, followed by a %. The value is a percentage of the available amount of space between the border and the content.

The property is read/write with no default value.

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

Example

This example uses the CELLSPACING attribute and the cellSpacing property to change the spacing between two cells.

Sample Code

<TABLE ID=oTable BORDER CELLSPACING=10>
    <TR>
        <TD>Cell 1</TD>
        <TD>Cell 2</TD>
    </TR>
</TABLE>
:
<BUTTON onclick="oTable.cellSpacing=20">Larger spacing</BUTTON>
<BUTTON onclick="oTable.cellSpacing=5">Smaller spacing</BUTTON>

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Applies To

[ Object Name ] Platform Version Win16: Win32: Mac: Unix: WinCE: Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.	TABLE

See Also

cellPadding

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