Style tableLayout Property

Set a fixed table layout:

document.getElementById("myTable").style.tableLayout = "fixed";

Description

The tableLayout property sets or returns the way to lay out table cells, rows, and columns.

Property
tableLayout	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Return the tableLayout property:

object.style.tableLayout

Set the tableLayout property:

object.style.tableLayout = "auto|fixed|initial|inherit"

Value	Description
auto	Column width is set by the widest unbreakable content. This is default. This layout is sometimes slow since it needs to access all the content before the table can be fully displayed
fixed	Column width is set by the width of table and columns (not the content of the cells) Fixed is faster than auto layout, because the user agent can begin to display the table once the first row has been received
initial	Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

Default Value:	auto
Return Value:	A String, representing the table layout algorithm used for a table
CSS Version	CSS2

Return the table layout:

alert(document.getElementById("myTable").style.tableLayout);

CSS tutorial: CSS Table