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Is it possible to change external CSS code via JavaScript?

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Feb 11.2005

I know how to change CSS for inline styles, but not quite sure how to do it for things defined in an external stylesheet. Is it possible?

For example, if I have an external stylesheet named myStyles.css with the following:

[code=php]
.myClass {
display: block;
}
[/code]

How can I change it using javascript to be:

[code=php]
.myClass {
display: none;
}
[/code]

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@Vassil_CatsarovFeb 11.2005 — You could change the source of your external css file dynamically to point to a newer css file.
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@wood_tahauthorFeb 11.2005 — Not exactly what I am looking to do. In my real file, I have many other rules defined in my file, so I don't want to have to create a duplicate of my file that has only 1 rule changed.

When the style attribute is defined inline for a tag

[code=php]
<div id="myID" style="display: block;">
content
</div>
[/code]

The code to change it is:

[code=php]
obj = document.getElementById(id);
obj.style.display = "none";
[/code]

What I am looking for is something similar that will let me reference the external stylesheet, the class within that stylesheet, and then the specific rule in the class.
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@FangFeb 11.2005 — [URL=http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/w3c_css.html]Can do[/URL], but there are compatibility problems.
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