Return the vertical alignment of a <td> element:
alert(document.getElementById("myTd").style.verticalAlign);
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> table {//ww w . j av a2 s . c o m border: 1px solid black; height: 100px; } </style> </head> <body> <table> <tr> <td id="myTd" style="vertical-align:top;">Some example text</td> </tr> </table> <br> <button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">Return vertical alignment</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() { document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = document.getElementById("myTd").style.verticalAlign; } </script> </body> </html>