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.css()
CHAPTER 2 ■ COMMON JQUERY ACTIONS AND METHODS
The .css() method works just like .attr(), except it applies to styling rules. To return a value, pass the
name of the value as the only argument to the method; to set a value, pass both an attribute name and a
new value for it. Like .attr(), multiple values can be set using JSON format.
To change all elements with class foo to have red text and a yellow background, use the following:
$(".foo").css({
"color":"red",
"background":"yellow"
});
This code, once executed, adds new style rules to the selected elements (see Figure 2-15).
Figure 2-15. The document after adding CSS styling to elements with class foo
Before reloading the page, retrieve the background value from elements with class foo using the
following code:
$(".foo").css("background");
This will return the following:
>>> $(".foo").css("background");
"yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%"
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