JavaScript Tutorial/Style/currentStyle
element.currentStyle.backgroundColor
This example uses a custom Internet Explorer property and will not work in other browsers.
<html>
<head>
<title>Computed Style Example</title>
<style type="text/css">
div.special {
background-color: inherit;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
function getBackgroundColor() {
var oDiv = document.getElementById("div1");
alert(oDiv.currentStyle.backgroundColor);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="div1" class="special"></div>
<input type="button" value="Get Background Color" onclick="getBackgroundColor()" />
</body>
</html>
element.currentStyle.height
This example uses a custom Internet Explorer property and will not work in other browsers.
<html>
<head>
<title>Computed Style Example</title>
<style type="text/css">
div.special {
background-color: red;
height: 10px;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
function getBackgroundColor() {
var oDiv = document.getElementById("div1");
alert(oDiv.currentStyle.height);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="div1" class="special"></div>
<input type="button" value="Get Background Color" onclick="getBackgroundColor()" />
</body>
</html>
element.currentStyle.margin
This example uses a custom Internet Explorer property and will not work in other browsers.
<html>
<head>
<title>Computed Style Example</title>
<style type="text/css">
div.special {
background-color: red;
margin: 10px;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
function getBackgroundColor() {
var oDiv = document.getElementById("div1");
alert(oDiv.currentStyle.margin);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="div1" class="special"></div>
<input type="button" value="Get Background Color" onclick="getBackgroundColor()" />
</body>
</html>