How get the :hover css style of an anchor with jQuery?

Question

How can i get the :hover in css stylesheet on the fly with jquery?

stupid example:

a.foo {
    color: red;
    font-size: 11px;
}

a.foo:hover {
            


        

Answer 1

You can use .hover() function instead. http://api.jquery.com/hover/

$( "a.foo" ).hover(
  function() {
    $( this ).css( 'color','red' );
  }, function() {
    $( this ).css( 'color','blue');
  }
);