Get *all* CSS attributes with jQuery

Question

Here's how you get one css attribute using jQuery:

$('someObject').css('attribute')

How do you get them all? (without specifying and preferably in the following format so it can be reapplied with jQuery later):

    cssObj = {
        'overflow':'hidden',
        'height':'100%',
        'position':'absolute',
    }

Thanks!!

EDIT

The methods I'm trying to get are declared in a style sheet (they are not inline). Sorry for not specifying.

Answer 1

See Live Example

$(document).ready(function()
                  {
                      alert($("#stylediv").attr('style'));
                  });​

Answer 2

What about something like this:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1004475/jquery-css-plugin-that-returns-computed-style-of-element-to-pseudo-clone-that-ele

It is ugly, but it appeared to work for the poster...

This also may be of interest: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM:window.getComputedStyle