CSSStyleDeclaration.getPropertyValue()

The CSSStyleDeclaration.getPropertyValue() method interface returns a DOMString containing the value of a specified CSS property.

Syntax

var value = style.getPropertyValue(property);

Parameters

• property is a DOMString representing the property name to be checked.

Return value

• value is a DOMString containing the value of the property. If not set, returns the empty string.

Example

The following JavaScript code checks whether margin is marked as important in a CSS selector rule:

var declaration = document.styleSheets[0].rules[0].style;
var value = declaration.getPropertyValue('margin'); // "1px 2px"

Specifications

Browser compatibility