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Revision 891595 of CSSRule

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  • Revision title: CSSRule
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{{APIRef("CSSOM")}}

An object implementing the CSSRule DOM interface represents a single CSS at-rule. References to a CSSRule-implementing object may be obtained by looking at a CSS style sheet's {{domxref("CSSStyleSheet","cssRules")}} list.

There are several kinds of rules. The CSSRule interface specifies the properties common to all rules, while properties unique to specific rule types are specified in the more specialized interfaces for those rules' respective types.

Syntax

The syntax is described using the WebIDL format.

interface CSSRule {
    const unsigned short STYLE_RULE = 1;
    const unsigned short CHARSET_RULE = 2; // Obsolete
    const unsigned short IMPORT_RULE = 3;
    const unsigned short MEDIA_RULE = 4;
    const unsigned short FONT_FACE_RULE = 5;
    const unsigned short PAGE_RULE = 6;
    const unsigned short KEYFRAMES_RULE = 7;
    const unsigned short KEYFRAME_RULE = 8;
    const unsigned short NAMESPACE_RULE = 10;
    const unsigned short COUNTER_STYLE_RULE = 11;
    const unsigned short SUPPORTS_RULE = 12;
    const unsigned short DOCUMENT_RULE = 13;
    const unsigned short FONT_FEATURE_VALUES_RULE = 14;
    const unsigned short VIEWPORT_RULE = 15;
    const unsigned short REGION_STYLE_RULE = 16;
    readonly attribute unsigned short type;
    attribute DOMString cssText;
    readonly attribute CSSRule? parentRule;
    readonly attribute CSSStyleSheet? parentStyleSheet;
};

Properties common to all CSSRule instances

{{domxref("CSSRule.cssText")}}
Represents the textual representation of the rule, e.g. "h1,h2 { font-size: 16pt }"
{{domxref("CSSRule.parentRule")}} {{readonlyinline}}
Returns the containing rule, otherwise null. E.g. if this rule is a style rule inside an {{cssxref("@media")}} block, the parent rule would be that {{domxref("CSSMediaRule")}}.
{{domxref("CSSRule.parentStyleSheet")}} {{readonlyinline}}
Returns the {{domxref("CSSStyleSheet")}} object for the style sheet that contains this rule
{{domxref("CSSRule.type")}} {{readonlyinline}}
One of the {{anch("Type constants")}} indicating the type of CSS rule.

Constants

Type constants

The CSSRule interface specifies integer constants that can be used in conjunction with a CSSRule's {{domxref("cssRule/type","type")}} property to discern the rule type (and therefore, which specialized interface it implements). The relationships between these constants and the interfaces are:

Type Value Rule-specific interface
CSSRule.STYLE_RULE 1 {{domxref("CSSStyleRule")}}
CSSRule.MEDIA_RULE 4 {{domxref("CSSMediaRule")}}
CSSRule.FONT_FACE_RULE 5 {{domxref("CSSFontFaceRule")}}
CSSRule.PAGE_RULE 6 {{domxref("CSSPageRule")}}
CSSRule.IMPORT_RULE 3 {{domxref("CSSImportRule")}} : IDL: nsIDOMCSSImportRule
CSSRule.CHARSET_RULE 2 CSSCharsetRule {{obsolete_inline}} [Removed in most browsers]
CSSRule.UNKNOWN_RULE 0 {{domxref("CSSUnknownRule")}}{{obsolete_inline}}
CSSRule.KEYFRAMES_RULE 7 {{domxref("CSSKeyframesRule")}} [1] {{experimental_inline}}
CSSRule.KEYFRAME_RULE 8 {{domxref("CSSKeyframeRule")}} [1] {{experimental_inline}}
Reserved for future use 9 Should be used to define color profiles in the future
CSSRule.NAMESPACE_RULE 10 {{domxref("CSSNamespaceRule")}} {{experimental_inline}}
CSSRule.COUNTER_STYLE_RULE 11 {{domxref("CSSCounterStyleRule")}} {{experimental_inline}}
CSSRule.SUPPORTS_RULE 12 {{domxref("CSSSupportsRule")}}
CSSRule.DOCUMENT_RULE 13 {{domxref("CSSDocumentRule")}} {{experimental_inline}}
CSSRule.FONT_FEATURE_VALUES_RULE 14 {{domxref("CSSFontFeatureValuesRule")}}
CSSRule.VIEWPORT_RULE 15 {{domxref("CSSViewportRule")}} {{experimental_inline}}
CSSRule.REGION_STYLE_RULE 16 {{domxref("CSSRegionStyleRule")}} {{experimental_inline}}

An up-to-date informal list of constants can be found on the CSSWG Wiki.

[1] On Gecko, before Firefox 19, the keyframe-related constants existed only in their prefixed version: CSSRule.MOZ_KEYFRAMES_RULE and CSSRule.MOZ_KEYFRAME_RULE. From Firefox 20 onwards, both versions are available. The prefixed version will be removed in the future.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
{{SpecName('CSSOM', '#css-rules', 'CSSRule')}} {{Spec2('CSSOM')}} Obsoleted values CHARSET_RULE and UNKNOWN_RULE. Added value NAMESPACE_RULE.
{{SpecName("CSS3 Animations",'#interface-cssrule', 'CSSRule')}} {{Spec2('CSS3 Animations')}} Added values KEYFRAMES_RULE and KEYFRAME_RULE.
{{SpecName('CSS3 Fonts', '#om-fontfeaturevalues', 'CSSRule')}} {{Spec2('CSS3 Fonts')}} Added value FONT_FEATURE_VALUES_RULE.
{{SpecName("CSS3 Counter Styles", "#extentions-to-cssrule-interface", 'CSSRule')}} {{Spec2("CSS3 Counter Styles")}} Added value COUNTER_STYLE_RULE.
{{SpecName("CSS3 Conditional", '#extentions-to-cssrule-interface', 'CSSRule')}} {{Spec2('CSS3 Conditional')}} Added value SUPPORTS_RULE. (DOCUMENT_RULE has been pushed to CSS Conditional Rules Level 4)
{{SpecName('DOM2 Style', 'css.html#CSS-CSSRule', 'CSSRule')}} {{Spec2('DOM2 Style')}} Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

{{CompatibilityTable}}
Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support {{CompatVersionUnknown}} {{CompatVersionUnknown}} 9 {{CompatVersionUnknown}} {{CompatVersionUnknown}}
CSSCharsetRule {{CompatNo}} [1] {{CompatNo}} [3] {{CompatUnknown}} Removed {{CompatUnknown}}
CSSUnknownRule {{CompatNo}} [2] {{CompatUnknown}} {{CompatUnknown}} {{CompatUnknown}} {{CompatUnknown}}
Feature Android Android Webview Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile Chrome for Android
Basic support {{CompatUnknown}} {{CompatVersionUnknown}} {{CompatVersionUnknown}} {{CompatVersionUnknown}} {{CompatVersionUnknown}} {{CompatVersionUnknown}} {{CompatVersionUnknown}}
CSSCharsetRule {{CompatUnknown}} {{CompatNo}} [1] {{CompatNo}} [3] {{CompatUnknown}} Removed {{CompatUnknown}} {{CompatNo}} [1]
CSSUnknownRule {{CompatUnknown}} {{CompatNo}} [2] {{CompatUnknown}} {{CompatUnknown}} {{CompatUnknown}} {{CompatUnknown}} {{CompatNo}} [2]

[1] Removed in Chrome version 41.0.

[2] Removed in Chrome version 45.0.

[3] Removed in Gecko version 40.

See also

Revision Source

<div>{{APIRef("CSSOM")}}</div>

<p>An object implementing the <strong><code>CSSRule</code></strong> DOM interface represents a single CSS at-rule. References to a <code>CSSRule</code>-implementing object may be obtained by looking at a <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/API/CSSStyleSheet">CSS style sheet's</a> {{domxref("CSSStyleSheet","cssRules")}} list.</p>

<p>There are several kinds of rules. The <code>CSSRule</code> interface specifies the properties common to all rules, while properties unique to specific rule types are specified in the more specialized interfaces for those rules' respective types.</p>

<h2 id="Properties" name="Properties">Syntax</h2>

<p>The syntax is described using the <a href="https://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/WebIDL/">WebIDL</a> format.</p>

<pre>
interface CSSRule {
    const unsigned short STYLE_RULE = 1;
    const unsigned short CHARSET_RULE = 2; // Obsolete
    const unsigned short IMPORT_RULE = 3;
    const unsigned short MEDIA_RULE = 4;
    const unsigned short FONT_FACE_RULE = 5;
    const unsigned short PAGE_RULE = 6;
    const unsigned short KEYFRAMES_RULE = 7;
    const unsigned short KEYFRAME_RULE = 8;
    const unsigned short NAMESPACE_RULE = 10;
    const unsigned short COUNTER_STYLE_RULE = 11;
    const unsigned short SUPPORTS_RULE = 12;
    const unsigned short DOCUMENT_RULE = 13;
    const unsigned short FONT_FEATURE_VALUES_RULE = 14;
    const unsigned short VIEWPORT_RULE = 15;
    const unsigned short REGION_STYLE_RULE = 16;
    readonly attribute unsigned short type;
    attribute DOMString cssText;
    readonly attribute CSSRule? parentRule;
    readonly attribute CSSStyleSheet? parentStyleSheet;
};</pre>

<h2 id="Properties_common_to_all_CSSRule_instances">Properties common to all CSSRule instances</h2>

<dl>
 <dt id="cssText">{{domxref("CSSRule.cssText")}}</dt>
 <dd>Represents the textual representation of the rule, e.g. <code>"h1,h2 { font-size: 16pt }"</code></dd>
 <dt id="parentRule">{{domxref("CSSRule.parentRule")}} {{readonlyinline}}</dt>
 <dd>Returns the containing rule, otherwise <code>null</code>. E.g. if this rule is a style rule inside an {{cssxref("@media")}} block, the parent rule would be that {{domxref("CSSMediaRule")}}.</dd>
 <dt id="parentStyleSheet">{{domxref("CSSRule.parentStyleSheet")}} {{readonlyinline}}</dt>
 <dd>Returns the {{domxref("CSSStyleSheet")}} object for the style sheet that contains this rule</dd>
 <dt id="type">{{domxref("CSSRule.type")}} {{readonlyinline}}</dt>
 <dd>One of the {{anch("Type constants")}} indicating the type of CSS rule.</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="CSSRule" name="CSSRule">Constants</h2>

<h3 id="Type_constants">Type constants</h3>

<p>The <code>CSSRule</code> interface specifies integer constants that can be used in conjunction with a <code>CSSRule</code>'s {{domxref("cssRule/type","type")}} property to discern the rule type (and therefore, which specialized interface it implements). The relationships between these constants and the interfaces are:</p>

<table class="standard-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Type</th>
   <th>Value</th>
   <th>Rule-specific interface</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSRule.STYLE_RULE</code></td>
   <td style="text-align: center;"><code>1</code></td>
   <td>{{domxref("CSSStyleRule")}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSRule.MEDIA_RULE</code></td>
   <td style="text-align: center;"><code>4</code></td>
   <td>{{domxref("CSSMediaRule")}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSRule.FONT_FACE_RULE</code></td>
   <td style="text-align: center;"><code>5</code></td>
   <td>{{domxref("CSSFontFaceRule")}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSRule.PAGE_RULE</code></td>
   <td style="text-align: center;"><code>6</code></td>
   <td>{{domxref("CSSPageRule")}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSRule.IMPORT_RULE</code></td>
   <td style="text-align: center;"><code>3</code></td>
   <td>{{domxref("CSSImportRule")}}&nbsp;:&nbsp;<a href="https://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/dom/interfaces/css/nsIDOMCSSImportRule.idl#9">IDL: nsIDOMCSSImportRule</a></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSRule.CHARSET_RULE</code></td>
   <td style="text-align: center;"><code>2</code></td>
   <td><code>CSSCharsetRule</code> {{obsolete_inline}} [Removed in most browsers]</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSRule.UNKNOWN_RULE</code></td>
   <td style="text-align: center;"><code>0</code></td>
   <td>{{domxref("CSSUnknownRule")}}{{obsolete_inline}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSRule.KEYFRAMES_RULE</code></td>
   <td style="text-align: center;"><code>7</code></td>
   <td>{{domxref("CSSKeyframesRule")}} [1] {{experimental_inline}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSRule.KEYFRAME_RULE</code></td>
   <td style="text-align: center;"><code>8</code></td>
   <td>{{domxref("CSSKeyframeRule")}} [1] {{experimental_inline}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><em>Reserved for future use</em></td>
   <td style="text-align: center;"><code>9</code></td>
   <td>Should be used to define color profiles in the future</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSRule.NAMESPACE_RULE</code></td>
   <td style="text-align: center;"><code>10</code></td>
   <td>{{domxref("CSSNamespaceRule")}} {{experimental_inline}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSRule.COUNTER_STYLE_RULE</code></td>
   <td style="text-align: center;"><code>11</code></td>
   <td>{{domxref("CSSCounterStyleRule")}} {{experimental_inline}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSRule.SUPPORTS_RULE</code></td>
   <td style="text-align: center;"><code>12</code></td>
   <td>{{domxref("CSSSupportsRule")}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSRule.DOCUMENT_RULE</code></td>
   <td style="text-align: center;"><code>13</code></td>
   <td>{{domxref("CSSDocumentRule")}} {{experimental_inline}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSRule.FONT_FEATURE_VALUES_RULE</code></td>
   <td style="text-align: center;"><code>14</code></td>
   <td>{{domxref("CSSFontFeatureValuesRule")}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSRule.VIEWPORT_RULE</code></td>
   <td style="text-align: center;"><code>15</code></td>
   <td>{{domxref("CSSViewportRule")}} {{experimental_inline}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSRule.REGION_STYLE_RULE</code></td>
   <td style="text-align: center;"><code>16</code></td>
   <td>{{domxref("CSSRegionStyleRule")}} {{experimental_inline}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<p>An up-to-date informal list of constants can be found on the <a href="https://wiki.csswg.org/spec/cssom-constants">CSSWG Wiki</a>.</p>

<p>[1] On Gecko, before Firefox 19, the keyframe-related constants existed only in their prefixed version: <code>CSSRule.MOZ_KEYFRAMES_RULE</code> and <code>CSSRule.MOZ_KEYFRAME_RULE.</code> From Firefox 20 onwards, both versions are available. The prefixed version will be removed in the future.</p>

<h2 id="Specification" name="Specification">Specifications</h2>

<table class="standard-table">
 <thead>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
 </thead>
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('CSSOM', '#css-rules', 'CSSRule')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('CSSOM')}}</td>
   <td>Obsoleted values <code>CHARSET_RULE</code> and <code>UNKNOWN_RULE</code>. Added value <code>NAMESPACE_RULE</code>.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName("CSS3 Animations",'#interface-cssrule', 'CSSRule')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('CSS3 Animations')}}</td>
   <td>Added values <code>KEYFRAMES_RULE</code> and <code>KEYFRAME_RULE</code>.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('CSS3 Fonts', '#om-fontfeaturevalues', 'CSSRule')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('CSS3 Fonts')}}</td>
   <td>Added value <code>FONT_FEATURE_VALUES_RULE</code>.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName("CSS3 Counter Styles", "#extentions-to-cssrule-interface", 'CSSRule')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2("CSS3 Counter Styles")}}</td>
   <td>Added value <code>COUNTER_STYLE_RULE</code>.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName("CSS3 Conditional", '#extentions-to-cssrule-interface', 'CSSRule')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('CSS3 Conditional')}}</td>
   <td>Added value <code>SUPPORTS_RULE</code>. (<code>DOCUMENT_RULE</code> has been pushed to CSS Conditional Rules Level 4)</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('DOM2 Style', 'css.html#CSS-CSSRule', 'CSSRule')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('DOM2 Style')}}</td>
   <td>Initial definition.</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

<div>{{CompatibilityTable}}</div>

<div id="compat-desktop">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Chrome</th>
   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari (WebKit)</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>9</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSCharsetRule</code></td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}} [1]</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}} [3]</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>Removed</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSUnknownRule</code></td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}} [2]</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<div id="compat-mobile">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Android Webview</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>IE Phone</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
   <th>Chrome for Android</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSCharsetRule</code></td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}} [1]</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}} [3]</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>Removed</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}} [1]</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>CSSUnknownRule</code></td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}} [2]</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}} [2]</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<p>[1] Removed in Chrome version 41.0.</p>

<p>[2] Removed in Chrome version 45.0.</p>

<p>[3] Removed in Gecko version 40.</p>

<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>

<ul>
 <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/DOM/Using_dynamic_styling_information">Using dynamic styling information</a></li>
 <li>{{CSSOM}}</li>
</ul>
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