CSS Property: border-spacing
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The CSS (CSS2) border-spacing property sets the distance
between borders of adjacent cells (if the border-collapse
property is separate (which is
its default).
Valid property values
(other than inherit
and initial) are:
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Value
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Description
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length1 length2
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Distance between
borders of adjacent cells in CSS
lengths. Must be non-negative. If one value supplied then both horizontal
and vertical spacing. If two supplied then first relates to horizontal
spacing and second to vertical spacing
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medium
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(default value). Medium
width
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thick
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Thick width
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thin
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Thin width
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Default Value:
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0
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JavaScript syntax:
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e.g. object.style.borderSpacing="4px"
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Inherited:
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No
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Animatable:
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Yes
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EXAMPLE:
HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head>
<style>
table,td {border: thin solid red}
table.x1 {border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 10px;}
</style>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="Content\ExampleStyles.css">
</head>
<body>
<table>
<tr><td>1. Element with default property</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td></tr>
</table>
<br>
<table class="x1">
<tr><td>2. Element set using in-file HTML style</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td></tr>
</table>
<br>
<table id="x2">
<tr><td>3. Element set using JavaScript</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td></tr>
</table>
<script>
document.getElementById("x2").style.borderCollapse = "separate";
document.getElementById("x2").style.borderSpacing = "10px";
</script>
</body>
</html>
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FUNCTION THAT MAY ASSIST IN TESTING WHETHER FEATURE IS SUPPORTED:
function isSupportedCSSPropertyBorderSpacing() {
var x = document.createElement("DIV"); x.style.borderSpacing = "10px"; return (window.getComputedStyle(x, null).borderSpacing == "10px");
} |
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