Interface CSSStyleRule

All Superinterfaces:: CSSRule

public interface CSSStyleRule extends CSSRule

The CSSStyleRule interface represents a single rule set in a CSS style sheet.

Since:: 1.4, DOM Level 2

Field Summary

Fields declared in interface CSSRule

CHARSET_RULE, FONT_FACE_RULE, IMPORT_RULE, MEDIA_RULE, PAGE_RULE, STYLE_RULE, UNKNOWN_RULE

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static final short`	`CHARSET_RULE`	The rule is a `CSSCharsetRule`.
`static final short`	`FONT_FACE_RULE`	The rule is a `CSSFontFaceRule`.
`static final short`	`IMPORT_RULE`	The rule is a `CSSImportRule`.
`static final short`	`MEDIA_RULE`	The rule is a `CSSMediaRule`.
`static final short`	`PAGE_RULE`	The rule is a `CSSPageRule`.
`static final short`	`STYLE_RULE`	The rule is a `CSSStyleRule`.
`static final short`	`UNKNOWN_RULE`	The rule is a `CSSUnknownRule`.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getSelectorText()`	The textual representation of the selector for the rule set.
`CSSStyleDeclaration`	`getStyle()`	The declaration-block of this rule set.
`void`	`setSelectorText(String selectorText)`	The textual representation of the selector for the rule set.

Methods declared in interface CSSRule

getCssText, getParentRule, getParentStyleSheet, getType, setCssText

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getCssText()`	The parsable textual representation of the rule.
`CSSRule`	`getParentRule()`	If this rule is contained inside another rule (e.g. a style rule inside an @media block), this is the containing rule.
`CSSStyleSheet`	`getParentStyleSheet()`	The style sheet that contains this rule.
`short`	`getType()`	The type of the rule, as defined above.
`void`	`setCssText(String cssText)`	The parsable textual representation of the rule.

Method Details

getSelectorText

String getSelectorText()

The textual representation of the selector for the rule set. The implementation may have stripped out insignificant whitespace while parsing the selector.

setSelectorText

void setSelectorText(String selectorText) throws DOMException

The textual representation of the selector for the rule set. The implementation may have stripped out insignificant whitespace while parsing the selector.

Throws:: DOMException - SYNTAX_ERR: Raised if the specified CSS string value has a syntax error and is unparsable.
NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this rule is readonly.

getStyle

CSSStyleDeclaration getStyle()

The declaration-block of this rule set.

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