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List:       mozilla-layout
Subject:    Re: external style attributes
From:       "Robert O'Callahan" <roc+ () cs ! cmu ! edu>
Date:       2000-06-22 21:16:51
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pete collins wrote:
> Is there a way to access style attributes that are expressed in an
> external style sheet?
> 
> If i use getAttribute() going through the dom, i can only access
> explicit inline rules.
> 
> If i have id="foo"
> 
> Can i get to:  #foo{ background-color: red; }
> 
> ??
> 
> Are external style sheet rules accessible to js?

Do you want getComputedStyle()?
http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2/css.html#CSS-ViewCSS
Mozilla doesn't fully support it yet, but it's coming along.

Rob
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[Robert O'Callahan http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~roc 6th year CMU CS PhD student
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asked, 'Are you for us or for our enemies?' 'Neither,' he replied, 'but
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