Method and system for generating an auto-completion list for a cascading style sheet selector

A system for generating an auto-completion list for a CSS selector, comprising:

• means for receiving user input that triggers generation of the auto-completion list;
• means for parsing a target document that is associated with the CSS selector;
• means for collecting from the parsed target document contextual information associated with the CSS selector;
• means for analyzing the contextual information and the user input to determine elements that may be used to complete the CSS selector, wherein the elements comprise at least one of:
• tags, classes, pseudo-classes, identifiers, attributes, values and properties;
• means for creating the auto-completion list with the elements;
• means for displaying the auto-completion list;
• and
• means for receiving a selection of one of the elements to add the selected element to the CSS selector.

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for generating an auto-completion list for a CSS selector, comprising:

• receiving user input that triggers generation of the auto-completion list;
• parsing a target document that is associated with the CSS selector;
• collecting from the parsed target document contextual information associated with the CSS selector;
• analyzing the contextual information and the user input to determine elements that may be used to complete the CSS selector;
• creating the auto-completion list with the elements;
• and
• displaying the auto-completion list.