CSS table-layout Property
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Definition
The tableLayout property sets the algorithm used to display the table cells,
rows, and columns
Fixed table layout:
- The fixed table layout allows the browser to lay out the table faster
than the automatic table layout
- In a fixed table layout, the horizontal layout only depends
on the table's width, the width of the columns, and not the content of the cells
- By using fixed table layout, the user agent can begin to display
the table once the entire first row has been received
Automatic table layout:
- In an automatic table layout, the column width is set by the widest
unbreakable content in the column cells
- This algorithm is sometimes slow since it needs to access all the
content in the table before determining the final layout
JavaScript Syntax
CSS properties can also be dynamically changed with a JavaScript.
Scripting Syntax: object.style.tableLayout="fixed"
In our HTML DOM tutorial you can find more details about the
tableLayout property.
In our HTML DOM tutorial you can also find a full
Style Object Reference.
Example
table
{
table-layout: fixed
}
|
Possible Values
Value |
Description |
automatic |
Default. Column width is set by cell content |
fixed |
Column width is set by table width and the width of the
columns |
Try-It-Yourself Demos
Set
the layout of a table
This example demonstrates the fixed and the automatic table layout.
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