CSSStyleDeclaration: getPropertyCSSValue() method

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

The CSSStyleDeclaration.getPropertyCSSValue() method interface returns a CSSValue containing the CSS value for a property. Note that it returns null if the property name is a shorthand property.

Note: This interface was part of an attempt to create a typed CSS Object Model. This attempt has been abandoned, and most browsers do not implement it.

To achieve your purpose, you can use:

CSSStyleDeclaration.getPropertyValue() of the untyped CSS Object Model, widely supported, or
Element.computedStyleMap() of the modern CSS Typed Object Model API, less supported and considered experimental.

Syntax

getPropertyCSSValue(property)

Parameters

property: A string representing the property name to be retrieved.

Return value

A CSSValue containing the CSS value for a property. If none exists, returns null.

Examples

The following JavaScript code gets an object containing the computed RGB values of the color CSS property:

const style = window.getComputedStyle(elem, null);
const rgbObj = style.getPropertyCSSValue("color").getRGBColorValue();

Specifications

This feature was originally defined in the DOM Style Level 2 specification, but has been dropped from any standardization effort since then.

It has been superseded by a modern, but incompatible, CSS Typed Object Model API that is now on the standard track.

Browser compatibility

	desktop					mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`getPropertyCSSValue` Deprecated	Chrome – No support Chrome 1 – 39 (Release date: 2008-12-11) footnote Removed in 40 and later footnote See bug 40346367	Edge – No support Edge footnote footnote See bug 40346367	Firefox – No support Firefox 1 – 60 (Release date: 2004-11-09) footnote Removed in 61 and later footnote Only returns a result if called on the result of `getComputedStyle()`.	Opera – No support Opera 15 – 26 (Release date: 2013-07-02) footnote Removed in 27 and later footnote See bug 40346367	Safari – Full support Safari 1 (Release date: 2003-06-23) footnote Full support	Chrome Android – No support Chrome Android 18 – 39 (Release date: 2012-06-27) footnote Removed in 40 and later footnote See bug 40346367	Firefox for Android – No support Firefox for Android 4 – 60 (Release date: 2011-03-29) footnote Removed in 61 and later	Opera Android – No support Opera Android 14 – 26 (Release date: 2013-05-21) footnote Removed in 27 and later footnote See bug 40346367	Safari on iOS – Full support Safari on iOS 1 (Release date: 2007-06-29) footnote Full support	Samsung Internet – No support Samsung Internet 1 – 3.2 (Release date: 2013-04-27) footnote Removed in 4 and later footnote See bug 40346367	WebView Android – No support WebView Android 4.4 – 40 (Release date: 2013-12-09) footnote Removed in 41 and later footnote See bug 40346367	WebView on iOS – Full support WebView on iOS 1 (Release date: 2007-06-29) footnote Full support

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Full support: Full support
No support: No support
: Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
: See implementation notes.

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