Unable to get value of margin property from result getComputedStyle

Question

The result of a getComputedStyle contains a property named \"margin\", but the property is always an empty string (\"\") in Mozilla Firefox or Appl

Answer 1

var elem = document.getElementById("your-div");
if (elem.currentStyle) {
    var margin = elem.currentStyle.margin;
} else if (window.getComputedStyle) {
    var margin = window.getComputedStyle(elem, null).getPropertyValue("margin");
}

alert(margin);

you can use this shim,works for all browsers:refer this

use currentStyle for Internet Explorer.

use getComputedStyle for other browsers