cssText Property

Sets or retrieves the persisted representation of the style rule.

Syntax

HTML	N/A
Scripting	object.style.cssText [ = sTxt ]

Possible Values

sTxt	String that specifies the text.

The property is read/write with no default value.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see dynamic properties.

Example

This example uses the cssText property to retrieve the cascading style sheets (CSS) style set on an object.

Sample Code

<P ID=oPara STYLE="color:'green'; font-weight:bold">
This is the test paragraph.</P>
:
<BUTTON onclick="alert(oPara.style.cssText)">
Get CSS attributes</BUTTON>

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Applies To

[ Object Name ] Platform Version Win16: Win32: Mac: Unix: WinCE: Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.	runtimeStyle, style

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