Adapted from here, building on scunliffe's answer:
function getStyle(className) {
var cssText = "";
var classes = document.styleSheets[0].rules || document.styleSheets[0].cssRules;
for (var x = 0; x < classes.length; x++) {
if (classes[x].selectorText == className) {
cssText += classes[x].cssText || classes[x].style.cssText;
}
}
return cssText;
}
alert(getStyle('.test'));