COLS Attribute | cols Property

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COLS Attribute | cols Property

Sets or retrieves the number of columns in the table.

Syntax

HTML<TABLE COLS = iCount ... >
Scriptingtable.cols [ = iCount ]

Possible Values

iCountInteger that specifies the number of columns.

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 propertiesInternet Link.

Remarks

Specifying this number can speed up the processing of the table.

Example

This example uses the COLS attribute and the cols property to set the number of columns in HTML and retrieve the number of columns in script.

Sample Code

<SCRIPT>
function checkCols(oObject)
{
    var iColumns = oObject.cols;
    alert (iColumns);
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<TABLE ID=oTable BORDER COLS=3 onclick="checkCols(this)">
<TR><TD>Column 1</TD><TD>Column 2</TD><TD>Column 3</TD></TR>
</TABLE>

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Applies To

[ Object Name ]
PlatformVersion
Win16:
Win32:
Mac:
Unix:
WinCE:
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 TABLE

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