jQuery.data() with CSS

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I change with setAttribute('color', 'black') the CSS of some element. After this element will be stored in a jQuery.data() object. But in my data() object the CSS which I defined before won't be stored.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for the help!

setting an attribute is not the same as setting the CSS. What you want is the .css() function, not .setAttribute(). — Spudley
– Spudley, Commented Oct 13, 2011 at 13:59

Curtis · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-13 14:19:35Z

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If I have:

<div class="element"></div>

With jquery you can do:

$(".element").css("color", "black");

This will render the following:

<div class="element" style="color:black;"></div>

However using setAttribute will render:

<div class="element" color="black"></div>

answered Oct 13, 2011 at 14:19

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Quentin · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-13 13:50:17Z

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setAttribute does not alter CSS. It alters attributes.

If you want to set CSS then you would:

element.style.color = 'black';

answered Oct 13, 2011 at 13:50

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