CSSNumericValue: type() method

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

The type() method of the CSSNumericValue interface returns the type of CSSNumericValue, one of angle, flex, frequency, length, resolution, percent, percentHint, or time.

Syntax

js
type()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A CSSNumericType object.

Exceptions

None.

Examples

js
let mathSum = CSS.px("23")
  .sub(CSS.percent("4"))
  .sub(CSS.cm("3"))
  .sub(CSS.in("9"));
// Returns an object with the structure: {length: 1, percentHint: "length"}
let cssNumericType = mathSum.type();

Specifications

Specification
CSS Typed OM Level 1
# dom-cssnumericvalue-type

Browser compatibility

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Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
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