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package org.w3c.dom.css;

import org.w3c.dom.Element;
import org.w3c.dom.views.AbstractView;

This interface represents a CSS view. The getComputedStyle method provides a read only access to the computed values of an element.

The expectation is that an instance of the ViewCSS interface can be obtained by using binding-specific casting methods on an instance of the AbstractView interface.

Since a computed style is related to an Element node, if this element is removed from the document, the associated CSSStyleDeclaration and CSSValue related to this declaration are no longer valid.

See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Style Specification.

Since:1.4, DOM Level 2
/** * This interface represents a CSS view. The <code>getComputedStyle</code> * method provides a read only access to the computed values of an element. * <p> The expectation is that an instance of the <code>ViewCSS</code> * interface can be obtained by using binding-specific casting methods on an * instance of the <code>AbstractView</code> interface. * <p> Since a computed style is related to an <code>Element</code> node, if * this element is removed from the document, the associated * <code>CSSStyleDeclaration</code> and <code>CSSValue</code> related to * this declaration are no longer valid. * <p>See also the <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/REC-DOM-Level-2-Style-20001113'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Style Specification</a>. * @since 1.4, DOM Level 2 */
public interface ViewCSS extends AbstractView {
This method is used to get the computed style as it is defined in [CSS2].
Params:
  • elt – The element whose style is to be computed. This parameter cannot be null.
  • pseudoElt – The pseudo-element or null if none.
Returns: The computed style. The CSSStyleDeclaration is read-only and contains only absolute values.
/** * This method is used to get the computed style as it is defined in [<a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/1998/REC-CSS2-19980512'>CSS2</a>]. * @param elt The element whose style is to be computed. This parameter * cannot be null. * @param pseudoElt The pseudo-element or <code>null</code> if none. * @return The computed style. The <code>CSSStyleDeclaration</code> is * read-only and contains only absolute values. */
public CSSStyleDeclaration getComputedStyle(Element elt, String pseudoElt); }