Example
Get the computed (actual showing) background color of a div:
<div id="test" style="height: 50px;background-color: lightblue;">Test
Div</div>
<p>The computed background color for the test div is: <span
id="demo"></span></p>
<script>
function myFunction() {
var elem = document.getElementById("test");
var
theCSSprop = window.getComputedStyle(elem,
null).getPropertyValue("background-color");
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = theCSSprop;
}
</script>
The result will be:
The computed background color for the test div is: rgb(173, 216, 230)
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Definition and Usage
The getComputedStyle() method gets all the actual (computed) CSS property and values of the specified element.
The computed style is the style acutally used in displaying the element, after stylings from multiple sources have been apllied.
Style sources can include: internal style sheets, external style sheets, inherited styles and browser default styles.
The getComputedStyle() method returns a CSSStyleDeclaration object.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the method.
| Method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| getComputedStyle() | 11.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 11.5 |
Syntax
window.getComputedStyle(element, pseudoElement)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| element | Required. The element to get the computed style for |
| pseudoElement | Optional. A pseudo-element to get |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A CSSStyleDeclaration object containing CSS declaration block of the element. |
|---|
More Examples
Example
Get all the computed styles from an element:
<div id="test" style="height: 50px;background-color: lightblue;">Test
Div</div>
<p>The computed styles for the test div are: <br><span
id="demo"></span></p>
<script>
function myFunction(){
var elem = document.getElementById("test");
var txt;
cssObj = window.getComputedStyle(elem, null)
for
(i = 0; i < cssObj.length; i++) {
cssObjProp = cssObj.item(i)
txt += cssObjProp + " = " + cssObj.getPropertyValue(cssObjProp) + "<br>";
}
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = txt;
}
</script>
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Example
Get computer font size of the first letter in the test div (using pseudo-element):
<div id="test" style="height: 50px;background-color: lightblue;">Test
Div</div>
<p>The computed font size for div::first-letter in the test div
is: <span id="demo"></span></p>
<script>
function myFunction(){
var elem = document.getElementById("test");
var
theCSSprop = window.getComputedStyle(elem,
"first-letter").getPropertyValue("font-size");
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = theCSSprop;
}
</script>
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