Set the text of the element's inline style declaration:
document.getElementById("ex1").style.cssText = "color: blue;";
Click the button to set the value of the inline style of the H1 element.
The value of the inline style is completely overwritten.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <h1 style="color:red; font-size: 50px">The cssText Property</h1> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <script> function myFunction() {/*from ww w. j a v a2s . c o m*/ var elmnt = document.getElementsByTagName("h1")[0]; elmnt.style.cssText = "color: blue;"; } </script> </body> </html>