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012    
013    package org.w3c.dom.css;
014    
015    import org.w3c.dom.DOMException;
016    
017    /**
018     *  The <code>CSSStyleDeclaration</code> interface represents a single CSS 
019     * declaration block. This interface may be used to determine the style 
020     * properties currently set in a block or to set style properties explicitly 
021     * within the block. 
022     * <p> While an implementation may not recognize all CSS properties within a 
023     * CSS declaration block, it is expected to provide access to all specified 
024     * properties in the style sheet through the <code>CSSStyleDeclaration</code>
025     *  interface. Furthermore, implementations that support a specific level of 
026     * CSS should correctly handle CSS shorthand properties for that level. For 
027     * a further discussion of shorthand properties, see the 
028     * <code>CSS2Properties</code> interface. 
029     * <p> This interface is also used to provide a read-only access to the 
030     * computed values of an element. See also the <code>ViewCSS</code> 
031     * interface.  The CSS Object Model doesn't provide an access to the 
032     * specified or actual values of the CSS cascade. 
033     * <p>See also the <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/REC-DOM-Level-2-Style-20001113'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Style Specification</a>.
034     * @since DOM Level 2
035     */
036    public interface CSSStyleDeclaration {
037        /**
038         *  The parsable textual representation of the declaration block 
039         * (excluding the surrounding curly braces). Setting this attribute will 
040         * result in the parsing of the new value and resetting of all the 
041         * properties in the declaration block including the removal or addition 
042         * of properties. 
043         */
044        public String getCssText();
045        /**
046         *  The parsable textual representation of the declaration block 
047         * (excluding the surrounding curly braces). Setting this attribute will 
048         * result in the parsing of the new value and resetting of all the 
049         * properties in the declaration block including the removal or addition 
050         * of properties. 
051         * @exception DOMException
052         *   SYNTAX_ERR: Raised if the specified CSS string value has a syntax 
053         *   error and is unparsable.
054         *   <br>NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this declaration is 
055         *   readonly or a property is readonly.
056         */
057        public void setCssText(String cssText)
058                           throws DOMException;
059    
060        /**
061         *  Used to retrieve the value of a CSS property if it has been explicitly 
062         * set within this declaration block. 
063         * @param propertyName  The name of the CSS property. See the CSS 
064         *   property index. 
065         * @return  Returns the value of the property if it has been explicitly 
066         *   set for this declaration block. Returns the empty string if the 
067         *   property has not been set. 
068         */
069        public String getPropertyValue(String propertyName);
070    
071        /**
072         *  Used to retrieve the object representation of the value of a CSS 
073         * property if it has been explicitly set within this declaration block. 
074         * This method returns <code>null</code> if the property is a shorthand 
075         * property. Shorthand property values can only be accessed and modified 
076         * as strings, using the <code>getPropertyValue</code> and 
077         * <code>setProperty</code> methods. 
078         * @param propertyName  The name of the CSS property. See the CSS 
079         *   property index. 
080         * @return  Returns the value of the property if it has been explicitly 
081         *   set for this declaration block. Returns <code>null</code> if the 
082         *   property has not been set. 
083         */
084        public CSSValue getPropertyCSSValue(String propertyName);
085    
086        /**
087         *  Used to remove a CSS property if it has been explicitly set within 
088         * this declaration block. 
089         * @param propertyName  The name of the CSS property. See the CSS 
090         *   property index. 
091         * @return  Returns the value of the property if it has been explicitly 
092         *   set for this declaration block. Returns the empty string if the 
093         *   property has not been set or the property name does not correspond 
094         *   to a known CSS property. 
095         * @exception DOMException
096         *   NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this declaration is readonly 
097         *   or the property is readonly.
098         */
099        public String removeProperty(String propertyName)
100                                     throws DOMException;
101    
102        /**
103         *  Used to retrieve the priority of a CSS property (e.g. the 
104         * <code>"important"</code> qualifier) if the priority has been 
105         * explicitly set in this declaration block. 
106         * @param propertyName  The name of the CSS property. See the CSS 
107         *   property index. 
108         * @return  A string representing the priority (e.g. 
109         *   <code>"important"</code>) if the property has been explicitly set 
110         *   in this declaration block and has a priority specified. The empty 
111         *   string otherwise. 
112         */
113        public String getPropertyPriority(String propertyName);
114    
115        /**
116         *  Used to set a property value and priority within this declaration 
117         * block. <code>setProperty</code> permits to modify a property or add a 
118         * new one in the declaration block. Any call to this method may modify 
119         * the order of properties in the <code>item</code> method.
120         * @param propertyName  The name of the CSS property. See the CSS 
121         *   property index. 
122         * @param value  The new value of the property. 
123         * @param priority  The new priority of the property (e.g. 
124         *   <code>"important"</code>) or the empty string if none.  
125         * @exception DOMException
126         *   SYNTAX_ERR: Raised if the specified value has a syntax error and is 
127         *   unparsable.
128         *   <br>NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this declaration is 
129         *   readonly or the property is readonly.
130         */
131        public void setProperty(String propertyName, 
132                                String value, 
133                                String priority)
134                                throws DOMException;
135    
136        /**
137         *  The number of properties that have been explicitly set in this 
138         * declaration block. The range of valid indices is 0 to length-1 
139         * inclusive. 
140         */
141        public int getLength();
142    
143        /**
144         *  Used to retrieve the properties that have been explicitly set in this 
145         * declaration block. The order of the properties retrieved using this 
146         * method does not have to be the order in which they were set. This 
147         * method can be used to iterate over all properties in this declaration 
148         * block. 
149         * @param index  Index of the property name to retrieve. 
150         * @return  The name of the property at this ordinal position. The empty 
151         *   string if no property exists at this position. 
152         */
153        public String item(int index);
154    
155        /**
156         *  The CSS rule that contains this declaration block or <code>null</code> 
157         * if this <code>CSSStyleDeclaration</code> is not attached to a 
158         * <code>CSSRule</code>. 
159         */
160        public CSSRule getParentRule();
161    
162    }