Using import within a style attribute

Question

First let me be perfectly clear. I am talking about importing a css file within a html style=\'\' attribute. You can assume Internet Explorer 9.

Answer 1

The style attribute takes a list of declarations, and applies properties from that list specifically to the owner element.

@import is not a declaration and does not apply to a particular element. It can only appear in the top level of a style sheet along with the selectors and other @-constructs that comprise the statements.

It doesn't make any sense to import a stylesheet, that contains rules selecting other elements, into an element's inline style. It's like saying:

which is just as meaningless.