<title>IE Computed Styles Example</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function showComputedStyles(){
var myDiv = document.getElementById("myDiv");
var computedStyle = myDiv.currentStyle;
alert(computedStyle.backgroundColor);
alert(computedStyle.width);
alert(computedStyle.height);
alert(computedStyle.border);
alert(computedStyle.borderLeftWidth);
<div id="myDiv" style="background-color: red; border: 1px solid black"></div>
<input type="button" value="Show Computed Styles" onclick="showComputedStyles()" />
<p>(This example works only in IE < 9.)</p>