Quick, simple jQuery extension to retrieve or copy all styles (with optional whitelist and blacklist) from an HTML element.
Tested in Chrome, FireFox, Safari, IE6-9. Thanks to Vincent (link unknown) who tested and provided a fix for Opera.
Usage:
$('#some-element').copyCSS('#another-element'); // copy all styles
$('#some-element').copyCSS('#another-element', ['top', 'left']); // copy just top and left
$('#some-element').copyCSS('#another-element', null, ['top', 'left']); // copy everything except top and left
This method can be a resource hog. Try to use the whitelist parameter if possible.
