The name of one of the columns of a table, used to identify it for column assignment and column spanning (See related attributes namest and nameend.)
Horizontal spanning in tables is accomplished by placing the content to be spanned in a table cell (<oasis:entry>) and using its namest and nameend attributes to indicate the column on which the span should start and the column on which the span should end (inclusive). Both attributes indicate a column by column name (the content of the colname attribute).
The official OASIS Exchange CALS Table Model documentation can be found at http://www.oasis-open.org/specs/a502.htm
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A name | An alphanumeric string, which may begin with either a letter or a number, that acts as a name for referencing the column |
| Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used. | |