JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Fourth Edition

Name

CSSStyleDeclaration.getPropertyCSSValue( ) — return a CSS attribute value as an object

Availability

DOM Level 2 CSS

Synopsis

CSSValue getPropertyCSSValue(String propertyName);

Arguments

propertyName

The name of the desired CSS attribute.

Returns

A CSSValue object that represents the value of the named attribute if it is explicitly specified in this style declaration, or null if the named attribute is not specified. This method also returns null if propertyName specifies a CSS shorthand attribute, since shorthand attributes specify more than one value and cannot be represented with CSSValue objects.