How to get css hover values on click?

Question

Following up on this question, I have another issue - how to get css hover values when you click on a text link?

For instance, I have these values for the text hover

Answer 1

HTML changes, adding an extra class:

Click Me

CSS changes, modify hover selector:

a.test.apply-hover:hover { ...

JS changes, remove 'apply-hover' class on click event:

$(this).removeClass('apply-hover');

Example: http://jsfiddle.net/bGKE7/1/