Set / Copy javascript computed style from one element to another
A bit shorter solution using setProperty
, getPropertyValue
and getPropertyPriority
.
function copyNodeStyle(sourceNode, targetNode) {
const computedStyle = window.getComputedStyle(sourceNode);
Array.from(computedStyle).forEach(key => targetNode.style.setProperty(key, computedStyle.getPropertyValue(key), computedStyle.getPropertyPriority(key)))
}
Useful MDN docs: getComputedStyle and CSSStyleDeclaration
Update: As @icl7126 suggested, here is a shorter version for practically the same usage. good thing to remember that this code would not run on most/older browser if not pre-compiled.
Original (ES 2017):
function copyNodeStyle(sourceNode, targetNode) {
const computedStyle = window.getComputedStyle(sourceNode);
Array.from(computedStyle).forEach(key => targetNode.style.setProperty(key, computedStyle.getPropertyValue(key), computedStyle.getPropertyPriority(key)))
}
Precompiled (ES 5):
function copyNodeStyle(sourceNode, targetNode) {
var computedStyle = window.getComputedStyle(sourceNode);
Array.from(computedStyle).forEach(function (key) {
return targetNode.style.setProperty(key, computedStyle.getPropertyValue(key), computedStyle.getPropertyPriority(key));
});
}
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original answer posted on Nov '13. CSS variables were not supported back then. (first introduces on firefox on Jul 2014)
#Thats it! I got it :)
Iv'e seen that lots of people view this question, So below is more detailed and clean code.
var copyComputedStyle = function(from,to){
var computed_style_object = false;
//trying to figure out which style object we need to use depense on the browser support
//so we try until we have one
computed_style_object = from.currentStyle || document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(from,null);
//if the browser dose not support both methods we will return null
if(!computed_style_object) return null;
var stylePropertyValid = function(name,value){
//checking that the value is not a undefined
return typeof value !== 'undefined' &&
//checking that the value is not a object
typeof value !== 'object' &&
//checking that the value is not a function
typeof value !== 'function' &&
//checking that we dosent have empty string
value.length > 0 &&
//checking that the property is not int index ( happens on some browser
value != parseInt(value)
};
//we iterating the computed style object and compy the style props and the values
for(property in computed_style_object)
{
//checking if the property and value we get are valid sinse browser have different implementations
if(stylePropertyValid(property,computed_style_object[property]))
{
//applying the style property to the target element
to.style[property] = computed_style_object[property];
}
}
};