HTML DOM td/th ch Property

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# td/th ch Property

td/th Object

## Definition and Usage

The ch property sets or returns an alignment character for a data cell.

The alignment of the contents of all cells in the same column depends on this character.

## Syntax

Set the ch property:

tdObject.ch="text"
or
thObject.ch="text"

Return the ch property:

tdObject.ch
or
thObject.ch

Tip: There is no default value for the ch property.

## Browser Support

The ch property is supported in all major browsers. However, the functionality of this property is not implemented in any of the major browsers.

## Example

Align the "Savings" column to the "." character:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function displayResult()
{
var c=document.getElementById("myCol");
alert("The alignment character for the second column is: " + c.ch);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<table border="1">
<colgroup>
<col>
<col id="myCol" align="char" char=".">
</colgroup>
<tr>
<th>Month</th>
<th>Savings</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>January</td>
<td>$100.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>February</td>
<td>$10.00</td>
</tr>
</table>
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Get alignment character</button>
</body>
</html>
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