Javascript DOM CSS Style transformStyle Property

Introduction

Let the transformed child elements preserve the 3D transformations:

document.getElementById("myDIV").style.transformStyle = "preserve-3d";

Click the button to preserve the 3D position of the child elements of the DIV2 element:

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#DIV1 {/*ww  w . ja  va2 s . c o  m*/
  position: relative;
  height: 200px;
  width: 200px;
  margin: 100px;
  padding: 10px;
  border: 1px solid black;
}

#DIV2 {
  padding: 50px;
  position: absolute;
  border: 1px solid black;
  background-color: coral;
  transform: rotateY(50deg);
}

#DIV3 {
  padding: 40px;
  position: absolute;
  border: 1px solid black;
  background-color: red;
  transform: rotateY(70deg);
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button>

<div id="DIV1">DIV1
  <div id="DIV2">HELLO DIV2
  <div id="DIV3">HELLO DIV3</div>
  </div>
</div>

<script>
function myFunction() {
  document.getElementById("DIV2").style.transformStyle = "preserve-3d";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

The transformStyle property sets or get how nested elements are rendered in 3D space.

This property must be used together with the transform property.

Property Values

Value	Description
flat	`Default`. The child elements will NOT preserve its 3D position
preserve-3d	The child elements will preserve its 3D position
initial	Sets this property to its default value.
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element.

The transformStyle property returns a String representing the transform-style property of an element.

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