COLS Attribute | cols Property | Internet Development Index |
Sets or retrieves the number of columns in the table.
Syntax
HTML <TABLE COLS = iCount... > Scripting TABLE.cols [ = iCount ]
Possible Values
iCount Integer that specifies or receives the number of columns. 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
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.
<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>This feature requires Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 or later. Click the following icon to install the latest version. Then reload this page to view the sample.
Standards Information
This property is a Microsoft extension to HTML
and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1
Applies To
TABLE