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Hi @mehulcs
First of all - thanks for the PR!

There are some failing unit tests in your PR currently. They are caused by the logic in the getColumn and getColumnSpan which select the value from one of the "synonym" over the other.

Giving it a further thought - as long as there are 2 properties for one value (ex. col and column) there will always be a problem so syncing these properties with one another or having to choose which one is to use.

I have another more simple and easy to maintain approach. Define the column and columnSpan properties as javascript properties with getters and setters that will just fallback to the original property:

Object.defineProperty(View.prototype, "column", {
    get(this: View): number { return this.col; },
    set(this: View, value: number) { this.col = value; },
    enumerable: true,
    configurable: true
});

Object.defineProperty(View.prototype, "columnSpan", {
    get(this: View): number { return this.colSpan; },
    set(this: View, value: number) { this.colSpan = value; },
    enumerable: true,
    configurable: true
});

This way we won't have to deal with syncing issues.

I've tested this approach in this branch(based on your initial PR) - it seems to work as expected.

Thanks, @vakrilov @manoldonev
@vakrilov That's a wonderful approach to make synonym property, Let me know if there are any changes required to be made in this PR.

Hey @mehulcs - I have extended your PR and re-opened it in #7641.
Your initial commits are still there, so you will be recognized as contributor.

Thanks!

Thanks @vakrilov