Javascript: fix column table

gistfile1.txt

// @Desc: Convert str1,str2,str3,str4,str5,....... to fix table columns
// @Param: String, delimiter, number_col
// @Return: Table markup - fixed columns
function prep_table(str,del,numCols){
      var cnt = 0;
      var arr = str.split(del); 
      var loop = arr.length;
      var out_str = "<table width='100%'>";
          for (cnt=0; cnt<loop; cnt++)
          {
              if (cnt % numCols == 0)
              {
                if (cnt > 0) 
                {
                  out_str += "</tr>";
                }
                out_str += "<td valign='top'>";
              }
            out_str += "<td>"+arr[cnt]+"</td>";
          }//end forloop
           while (cnt % numCols != 0)
           {
             out_str += "<td>&nbsp;</td>";
             cnt++;
           }
          out_str += "</tr></table>";
      return out_str;
    }