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Sets or retrieves the number of columns spanned by the current cell.
| Inline |
<element COLSPAN = iCount...> |
| Script |
object.colSpan = iCount ] |
| iCount |
Integer specifying the number of columns to span. |
The property is read/write with a default value of 1.
This attribute specifies how many columns in the TABLE the object should span. Specifying a zero value means that the cell spans all columns from the current column to the last column of the column group in which the cell is defined.
This property can only be changed after the page has been loaded.
TD, TH
rowSpan, Using Tables