Template:Div col

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{{Div col}} formats a list into columns that wrap properly and compatibly with portable computer devices, especially PAD operating systems and small screens. It is not supported by Internet Explorer 9.

Purpose[edit source]

It automatically breaks the available screen space into equal parts, meaning, for instance, that it is not necessary to guess how many columns to use and then figure out the dividing point(s), e.g., the halfway point to divide the list into two columns, or the one-third and two-thirds points to divide the list into three columns.

The list content is either provided by the |content= parameter (which can be restrictive of what content is allowed; e.g., wiki markup such as the | character must somehow be escaped), or terminated with {{div col end}}. The {{columns-list}} wrapper uses the parameter method for providing content (including its limitations).
The template system (family) also offers parameter options to place vertical lines parameter ("rules") between the columns (|rules=) and to add other custom styling (|style=).

By default, the template creates columns that are 30em wide.

This template's parameters[edit source]

Descriptions[edit source]

There are six parameters for this template:

|colwidth=: Specifies the minimum width of the columns so that the number of columns is automatically based on screen width (that is, more columns will be shown on wider displays). Can be specified in any CSS unit of measure, for instance, the em (about the width of the capital "M" of the displayed typeface), e.g., colwidth=20em. If no value is supplied, the template uses a default of 30em.
|rules=: Adds vertical lines ("rules") between the columns if set to yes or some CSS styling (e.g. 1px dashed blue;).
|gap=: Specifies the space between the content of adjacent columns. Specified in any CSS unit, e.g, gap=2em. The default spacing (set by browser) is 1em.
|style= CSS styling to apply to the columns.
|content=: content to apply to the columns.

Example of "colwidth" parameter[edit source]

Example with column width of 10em

{{div col|colwidth=10em}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
{{div col end}}

produces

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Example of "rules" parameter[edit source]

Example

{{Div col|rules=yes}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
{{Div col end}}

produces

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Example of "gap" parameter[edit source]

Example

{{Div col|colwidth=10em|rules=yes|gap=2em}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
{{Div col end}}

produces

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Example of "content" parameter[edit source]

Example showing how to provide "content" parameter without using {{Div col end}}

{{Div col|colwidth=10em|content=
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
}}

produces

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Usage with multiple parameters[edit source]

Parameters can be used in any order. Example:

{{Div col|colwidth=10em|rules=yes|gap=2em}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
{{Div col end}}

or

{{Div col|rules=yes|gap=2em|colwidth=10em}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
{{Div col end}}

produces

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

and exactly the same result below

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Example with column width of 20em

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
{{div col end}}

produces

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Example with column width of 30em

{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* a
* b
* c
* d
* e
* f
* g
* h
{{div col end}}

produces

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

Example of how this template behaves if no bullets (generated by asterisk mark) are used.

{{div col|colwidth=10em}}
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
{{div col end}}

produces

a b c d e f g h

TemplateData[edit source]

This is the TemplateData for this template. It is used by the Visual Editor and other tools.

Breaks a list into columns. It automatically breaks each column to an equal space, so you do not manually have to find the half way point on two columns. The list is provided by |content= or closed with {{div col end}}.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Column width	`colwidth`	Specifies the width of columns, and determines dynamically the number of columns based on screen width; more columns will be shown on wider displays. Example 30em	String	optional
Rules	`rules`	Produces vertical rules between the columns if set to yes. Example 'yes' or '1px dashed blue'	String	optional
Gap size	`gap`	Specifies the space between the content of adjacent columns. Example 2em	String	optional
CSS style	`style`	Specifies any custom styling.	String	optional
Content	`content`	Specifies the content to divide into columns	String	optional