CSSVariableReferenceValue

Limited availability

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

The CSSVariableReferenceValue interface of the CSS Typed Object Model API allows you to create a custom name for a built-in CSS value. This object functionality is sometimes called a "CSS variable" and serves the same purpose as the var() function. The custom name must begin with two dashes.

Constructor

CSSVariableReferenceValue()

Creates a new CSSVariableReferenceValue object.

Instance properties

CSSVariableReferenceValue.variable

Returns the custom name passed to the constructor.

CSSVariableReferenceValue.fallback Read only

Returns the built-in CSS value for the custom name.

Instance methods

None.

Specifications

Specification
CSS Typed OM Level 1
# cssvariablereferencevalue

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CSSVariableReferenceValue
CSSVariableReferenceValue() constructor
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