CSSValue (Java SE 26 & JDK 26)
Description: declaration: module: jdk.xml.dom, package: org.w3c.dom.css, interface: CSSValue
Keywords: org.w3c.dom.css.CSSValue interface

# Interface CSSValue

All Known Subinterfaces:
  `CSSPrimitiveValue, CSSValueList`

public interface CSSValue
The `CSSValue` interface represents a simple or a complex value. A `CSSValue` object only occurs in a context of a CSS property.

See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Style Specification.

Since:
  1.4, DOM Level 2

- ## Field Summary

  Fields
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `static final short`
  `CSS_CUSTOM`
  The value is a custom value.
  `static final short`
  `CSS_INHERIT`
  The value is inherited and the `cssText` contains "inherit".
  `static final short`
  `CSS_PRIMITIVE_VALUE`
  The value is a primitive value and an instance of the `CSSPrimitiveValue` interface can be obtained by using binding-specific casting methods on this instance of the `CSSValue` interface.
  `static final short`
  `CSS_VALUE_LIST`
  The value is a `CSSValue` list and an instance of the `CSSValueList` interface can be obtained by using binding-specific casting methods on this instance of the `CSSValue` interface.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `String`
  `getCssText()`
  A string representation of the current value.
  `short`
  `getCssValueType()`
  A code defining the type of the value as defined above.
  `void`
  `setCssText(String cssText)`
  A string representation of the current value.

- ## Field Details

  - ### CSS_INHERIT

    static final short CSS_INHERIT
    The value is inherited and the `cssText` contains "inherit".
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

  - ### CSS_PRIMITIVE_VALUE

    static final short CSS_PRIMITIVE_VALUE
    The value is a primitive value and an instance of the `CSSPrimitiveValue` interface can be obtained by using binding-specific casting methods on this instance of the `CSSValue` interface.
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

  - ### CSS_VALUE_LIST

    static final short CSS_VALUE_LIST
    The value is a `CSSValue` list and an instance of the `CSSValueList` interface can be obtained by using binding-specific casting methods on this instance of the `CSSValue` interface.
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

  - ### CSS_CUSTOM

    static final short CSS_CUSTOM
    The value is a custom value.
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

- ## Method Details

  - ### getCssText

    String getCssText()
    A string representation of the current value.

  - ### setCssText

    void setCssText(String cssText) throws DOMException
    A string representation of the current value.
    Throws:
      `DOMException` - SYNTAX_ERR: Raised if the specified CSS string value has a syntax error (according to the attached property) or is unparsable.
      INVALID_MODIFICATION_ERR: Raised if the specified CSS string value represents a different type of values than the values allowed by the CSS property.
      NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this value is readonly.

  - ### getCssValueType

    short getCssValueType()
    A code defining the type of the value as defined above.