Using javascript, how do I get the background color of a table cell when I click on it?

Question

I want to have an alert pop up that shows me the background of a table cell whenever i click on it. I just can\'t seem to find or figure out how to grab the background colo

Answer 1

You can do it easily by Jquery css() function

jQuery(document).ready(function(){
    $(this).click(function () {
          var color = $(this).css("background-color");
          alert(color);
     });
 });

For more detail have a look at this example