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Can I toggle the 'active' status of an element to invoke css a:active properties?

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If you hold your mouse down on the anchor element (or any element), it will invoke the active property. If you want to do this dynamically (in JavaScript), you can create a class, a.active, and add/remove "active" from the className property on the dom element.

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  • What I am looking to do is 'read' the fact that the link is active or not. 'Invoke' the a:active style by simulating a click on the link. – Stephen Sep 05 '11 at 00:22
  • Answer is no, found this thread... http://stackoverflow.com/questions/311052/setting-css-pseudo-class-rules-from-javascript – Stephen Sep 05 '11 at 00:36