col, colgroup | NN 6 IE 4 DOM 1
The col object reflects the col element; the colgroup object reflects the colgroup element. Both elements provide ways of assigning multiple adjacent columns to groups for convenience in assigning styles, widths, and other visual treatments.
HTML Equivalent
    <col>
    <colgroup>
Object Model Reference
    [window.]document.getElementById("elementID")
Object-Specific Properties
align | ch | chOff | span | vAlign
width |  |  |  |
Object-Specific Methods
None.
Object-Specific Event Handler Properties
None.

align | NN 6 IE 4 DOM 1
| Read/Write
Defines the horizontal alignment of content within cells covered by the col or colgroup element.
Example
    document.getElementById("myCol").align = "center";
Value
Any of the three horizontal alignment constants: center | char | left | right.
Default
left

ch | NN 6 IE 6 DOM 1
| Read/Write
Defines the text character used as an alignment point for text within a column or column group (reflecting the char attribute). This property is normally of value only for the align attribute set to "char". In practice, neither IE nor Navigator respond to these properties.
Example
    document.getElementById("myCol").ch = ".";
Value
Single character string.
Default
None.

chOff | NN 6 IE 6 DOM 1
| Read/Write
Defines the offset point at which the character specified by the char attribute is to appear within a cell. In practice, neither IE 6 nor Netscape 6 respond to these properties.
Example
    document.getElementById("myCol").chOff = "80%";
Value
String value of the number of pixels or percentage (within the cell).
Default
None.

span | NN 6 IE 4 DOM 1
| Read/Write
Provides the number of adjacent columns for which the element's attribute and style settings apply.
Example
    document.getElementById("myColgroup").span = 2;
Value
Integer.
Default
1

vAlign | NN 6 IE 4 DOM 1
| Read/Write
Provides the manner of vertical alignment of text within the column grouping's cells.
Example
    document.getElementById("myCol").vAlign = "baseline";
Value
Case-insensitive constant (as a string): baseline | bottom | middle | top.
Default
middle

width | NN 6 IE 4 DOM 1
| Read/Write
Provides the width in pixels of each column of the column grouping. Changes to these values are immediately reflected in reflowed content on the page.
Example
    document.getElementById("myColgroup").width = 150;
Value
Integer.
Default
None.