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package org.w3c.dom.css;

import org.w3c.dom.DOMException;

/**
 *  The <code>CSSStyleDeclaration</code> interface represents a single CSS 
 * declaration block. This interface may be used to determine the style 
 * properties currently set in a block or to set style properties explicitly 
 * within the block. 
 * <p> While an implementation may not recognize all CSS properties within a 
 * CSS declaration block, it is expected to provide access to all specified 
 * properties in the style sheet through the <code>CSSStyleDeclaration</code>
 *  interface. Furthermore, implementations that support a specific level of 
 * CSS should correctly handle CSS shorthand properties for that level. For 
 * a further discussion of shorthand properties, see the 
 * <code>CSS2Properties</code> interface. 
 * <p> This interface is also used to provide a read-only access to the 
 * computed values of an element. See also the <code>ViewCSS</code> 
 * interface.  The CSS Object Model doesn't provide an access to the 
 * specified or actual values of the CSS cascade. 
 * <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>.
 * @since DOM Level 2
 */
public interface CSSStyleDeclaration {
    /**
     *  The parsable textual representation of the declaration block 
     * (excluding the surrounding curly braces). Setting this attribute will 
     * result in the parsing of the new value and resetting of all the 
     * properties in the declaration block including the removal or addition 
     * of properties. 
     * @exception DOMException
     *   SYNTAX_ERR: Raised if the specified CSS string value has a syntax 
     *   error and is unparsable.
     *   <br>NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this declaration is 
     *   readonly or a property is readonly.
     */
    public String getCssText();
    public void setCssText(String cssText)
                       throws DOMException;

    /**
     *  Used to retrieve the value of a CSS property if it has been explicitly 
     * set within this declaration block. 
     * @param propertyName The name of the CSS property. See the CSS property 
     *   index. 
     * @return  Returns the value of the property if it has been explicitly 
     *   set for this declaration block. Returns the empty string if the 
     *   property has not been set. 
     */
    public String getPropertyValue(String propertyName);

    /**
     *  Used to retrieve the object representation of the value of a CSS 
     * property if it has been explicitly set within this declaration block. 
     * This method returns <code>null</code> if the property is a shorthand 
     * property. Shorthand property values can only be accessed and modified 
     * as strings, using the <code>getPropertyValue</code> and 
     * <code>setProperty</code> methods. 
     * @param propertyName The name of the CSS property. See the CSS property 
     *   index. 
     * @return  Returns the value of the property if it has been explicitly 
     *   set for this declaration block. Returns <code>null</code> if the 
     *   property has not been set. 
     */
    public CSSValue getPropertyCSSValue(String propertyName);

    /**
     *  Used to remove a CSS property if it has been explicitly set within 
     * this declaration block. 
     * @param propertyName The name of the CSS property. See the CSS property 
     *   index. 
     * @return  Returns the value of the property if it has been explicitly 
     *   set for this declaration block. Returns the empty string if the 
     *   property has not been set or the property name does not correspond 
     *   to a known CSS property. 
     * @exception DOMException
     *   NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this declaration is readonly 
     *   or the property is readonly.
     */
    public String removeProperty(String propertyName)
                                 throws DOMException;

    /**
     *  Used to retrieve the priority of a CSS property (e.g. the 
     * <code>"important"</code> qualifier) if the property has been 
     * explicitly set in this declaration block. 
     * @param propertyName The name of the CSS property. See the CSS property 
     *   index. 
     * @return  A string representing the priority (e.g. 
     *   <code>"important"</code>) if one exists. The empty string if none 
     *   exists. 
     */
    public String getPropertyPriority(String propertyName);

    /**
     *  Used to set a property value and priority within this declaration 
     * block. 
     * @param propertyName The name of the CSS property. See the CSS property 
     *   index. 
     * @param value The new value of the property. 
     * @param priority The new priority of the property (e.g. 
     *   <code>"important"</code>).  
     * @exception DOMException
     *   SYNTAX_ERR: Raised if the specified value has a syntax error and is 
     *   unparsable.
     *   <br>NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this declaration is 
     *   readonly or the property is readonly.
     */
    public void setProperty(String propertyName, 
                            String value, 
                            String priority)
                            throws DOMException;

    /**
     *  The number of properties that have been explicitly set in this 
     * declaration block. The range of valid indices is 0 to length-1 
     * inclusive. 
     */
    public int getLength();

    /**
     *  Used to retrieve the properties that have been explicitly set in this 
     * declaration block. The order of the properties retrieved using this 
     * method does not have to be the order in which they were set. This 
     * method can be used to iterate over all properties in this declaration 
     * block. 
     * @param index Index of the property name to retrieve. 
     * @return  The name of the property at this ordinal position. The empty 
     *   string if no property exists at this position. 
     */
    public String item(int index);

    /**
     *  The CSS rule that contains this declaration block or <code>null</code> 
     * if this <code>CSSStyleDeclaration</code> is not attached to a 
     * <code>CSSRule</code>. 
     */
    public CSSRule getParentRule();

}
