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org.w3c.dom.css

public Interface CSSStyleSheet

extends StyleSheet
Imports
org.w3c.dom.DOMException, org.w3c.dom.stylesheets.StyleSheet
The CSSStyleSheet interface is a concrete interface used to represent a CSS style sheet i.e., a style sheet whose content type is "text/css".

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

Since
1.4, DOM Level 2

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public void
deleteRule(int
The index within the style sheet's rule list of the rule to remove.
index)

Used to delete a rule from the style sheet.

public CSSRuleList
getCssRules()

The list of all CSS rules contained within the style sheet.

public CSSRule
getOwnerRule()

If this style sheet comes from an @import rule, the ownerRule attribute will contain the CSSImportRule.

public int

Returns:

The index within the style sheet's rule collection of the newly inserted rule.
insertRule(String
The parsable text representing the rule. For rule sets this contains both the selector and the style declaration. For at-rules, this specifies both the at-identifier and the rule content.
rule, int
The index within the style sheet's rule list of the rule before which to insert the specified rule. If the specified index is equal to the length of the style sheet's rule collection, the rule will be added to the end of the style sheet.
index)

Used to insert a new rule into the style sheet.

Inherited from org.w3c.dom.stylesheets.StyleSheet:
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Method Detail

deleteRuleback to summary
public void deleteRule(int index) throws DOMException

Used to delete a rule from the style sheet.

Parameters
index:int

The index within the style sheet's rule list of the rule to remove.

Exceptions
DOMException:
INDEX_SIZE_ERR: Raised if the specified index does not correspond to a rule in the style sheet's rule list.
NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this style sheet is readonly.
getCssRulesback to summary
public CSSRuleList getCssRules()

The list of all CSS rules contained within the style sheet. This includes both rule sets and at-rules.

getOwnerRuleback to summary
public CSSRule getOwnerRule()

If this style sheet comes from an @import rule, the ownerRule attribute will contain the CSSImportRule. In that case, the ownerNode attribute in the StyleSheet interface will be null. If the style sheet comes from an element or a processing instruction, the ownerRule attribute will be null and the ownerNode attribute will contain the Node.

insertRuleback to summary
public int insertRule(String rule, int index) throws DOMException

Used to insert a new rule into the style sheet. The new rule now becomes part of the cascade.

Parameters
rule:String

The parsable text representing the rule. For rule sets this contains both the selector and the style declaration. For at-rules, this specifies both the at-identifier and the rule content.

index:int

The index within the style sheet's rule list of the rule before which to insert the specified rule. If the specified index is equal to the length of the style sheet's rule collection, the rule will be added to the end of the style sheet.

Returns:int

The index within the style sheet's rule collection of the newly inserted rule.

Exceptions
DOMException:
HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR: Raised if the rule cannot be inserted at the specified index e.g. if an @import rule is inserted after a standard rule set or other at-rule.
INDEX_SIZE_ERR: Raised if the specified index is not a valid insertion point.
NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this style sheet is readonly.
SYNTAX_ERR: Raised if the specified rule has a syntax error and is unparsable.