Ho can I set these properties:

display: -webkit-box;
display: -moz-box;
display: -ms-flexbox;
display: -webkit-flex;
display: flex;

On an element with javascript. I usually do it like so:

var element = document.getElementById("#element")

element.style.display = "flex";

But what about the rest of the properties in there, what could I do to apply those ?

Ho can I set these properties:

display: -webkit-box;
display: -moz-box;
display: -ms-flexbox;
display: -webkit-flex;
display: flex;

On an element with javascript. I usually do it like so:

var element = document.getElementById("#element")

element.style.display = "flex";

But what about the rest of the properties in there, what could I do to apply those ?

• javascript
• css

• Do the same, add the same lines for each but replace flex for the other properties? – putvande Commented Jul 27, 2013 at 10:42
• Won't that overwrite the previous styles I just applied ? Shouldn't I get the puted styles first and then add ? – Roland Commented Jul 27, 2013 at 10:42
• @putvande That's not a good idea, only the last one would be a value of display. – Teemu Commented Jul 27, 2013 at 10:44
• @Teemu ~ precisely why I asked this question ... – Roland Commented Jul 27, 2013 at 10:45

2 Answers 2

You can develope this code snippet further:

var elem = document.getElementById('id_of_element_to_check'),
    dispValue = ['-webkit-box', '-moz-box', '-ms-flexbox', '-webkit-flex', 'flex'],
    n;      
for (n = 0; n < dispValue.length; n++) {
    elem.style.display = dispValue[n];
    if (window.getComputedStyle(elem, null).display === dispValue[n]) {
        break;
    }
}

The idea is, that window.getComputedStyle() won't return invalid values. The check can be also put in a while condition, but maybe it's safest to do within a for loop. I tested this in Chrome28, FF22 and IE10.

A live demo at jsFiddle.

What about adding in css :

.flexbox{
display: -webkit-box;
display: -moz-box;
display: -ms-flexbox;
display: -webkit-flex;
display: flex;
}

And then adding a class ".flexbox" to the element like said in this topic :

How do I add a class to a given element?