def _getStyle(node):
    u"""Returns the style attribute of a node as a dictionary."""
    if node.nodeType == Node.ELEMENT_NODE and len(node.getAttribute('style')) > 0:
        styleMap = {}
        rawStyles = node.getAttribute('style').split(';')
        for style in rawStyles:
            propval = style.split(':')
            if len(propval) == 2:
                styleMap[propval[0].strip()] = propval[1].strip()
        return styleMap
    else:
        return {}
u"""Returns the style attribute of a node as a dictionary.