Set element width or height in Standards Mode

Question

Is it possible to set width or height of HTML element  ex   lt div gt   in JavaScript in Standards Mode   Note the following code    lt html gt   lt script language  javascript  type  text javascript  gt      function changeWidth            var e1   document getElementById  e1            e1 style width   400          lt  script gt   lt body gt       lt input type  button  value  change width  onclick  changeWidth     gt       lt div id  e1  style  width 20px height 20px  background-color  096  gt  lt  div gt   lt  body gt   lt  html gt    When user presses the change width button  the  lt div gt  s width should change   It works fine when doctype declaration determines Quirks Mode  In Standards Mode I m unable to change the element s size this way  Is it possible to manipulate the size of an element in Standards Mode  How to bypass this disfunctionality

User · Accepted Answer

Try declaring the unit of width   e1 style width    400px      width in PIXELS

User · Answer

The style property lets you specify values for CSS properties   The CSS width property takes a length as its value   Lengths require units  In quirks mode  browsers tend to assume pixels if provided with an integer instead of a length  Specify units   e1 style width    400px

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