The HTML DOM columns property is used for manipulating columnWidth and columnCount property.
Following is the syntax for −
Setting the columns property −
object.style.columns = "auto|column-width column-count|initial|inherit"
The above property values are explained as follows −
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Auto | Thissets the column-width and column-count to auto and is the defaultvalue. |
| columnWidth | Forspecifying the column width. |
| columnCount | Forspecifying the column numbers. |
| initial | Forsetting this property to initial value. |
| inherit | Toinherit the parent property value |
Let us look at an example for the columns property −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#DIV1{
columns: 5rem auto;
}
img {
border: 1px solid brown;
}
</style>
<script>
function changeColumns(){
document.getElementById("DIV1").style.columns="10px 3";
document.getElementById("Sample").innerHTML="The columns are now modified";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="DIV1">
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</div>
<p>Change the above div columns property by clicking the below button</p>
<button onclick="changeColumns()">Change Columns</button>
<p id="Sample"></p>
</body>
</html>Output
On clicking the “Change Columns” button −
