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Style cssText Property

Style Object

Definition and Usage

The cssText property sets or returns the contents of a style declaration as a string.

Syntax

Set the cssText property:

Object.style.cssText="string"

Return the cssText property:

Object.style.cssText

Value	Description
string	Specifies the content of a style declaration

Browser Support

The cssText property is supported in all major browsers.

Example

Get the style declaration as a string:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function displayResult()
{
alert(document.getElementById("p1").style.cssText);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<p id="p1" style="border:2px dashed green;color:red;">This is a paragraph.</p>
<br>
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Get style declaration</button>

</body>
</html>

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Style Object