The HTML DOM columnRule property is used for getting or setting the columnRule property. It is the shorthand property for manipulating three properties namedcolumnRuleColor, columnRuleStyle and columnRuleWidth.
Following is the syntax for −
Setting the columnRule property −
object.style.columnRule = "column-rule-width column-rule-style column-rule-color|initial|inherit"
The above properties are explained as follows −
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| columnRuleWidth | For setting the rule width between columns. It is set to medium by default. |
| columnRuleStyle | FFor setting the rule style between columns. It is set to none by default. |
| columnRuleColor | For setting the rule style between columns. It is set to none by default. |
| columnRuleColor | For setting the rule color between columns. It is set to the element color value by default. |
| initial | For setting this property to initial value. |
| inherit | To inherit the parent property value. |
Let us look at an example for the columnRule property −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#DIV1 {
column-count: 4;
column-rule: 4px dashed darkolivegreen;
}
</style>
<script>
function changeColumnRule(){
document.getElementById("DIV1").style.columnRule="10px solid red";
document.getElementById("Sample").innerHTML="The column rule properties are now modified";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="DIV1">
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</div>
<p>Change the above div column rule properties by clicking the below button</p>
<button onclick="changeColumnRule()">Change Column Rule</button>
<p id="Sample"></p>
</body>
</html>Output
On clicking the “Change Column Rule” button −
