MediaQueryListEvent: media property
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The media
read-only property of the
MediaQueryListEvent
interface is a string representing
a serialized media query.
Value
A string representing a serialized media query.
Examples
js
const para = document.querySelector("p"); // This is the UI element where to display the text
const mql = window.matchMedia("(max-width: 600px)");
mql.addEventListener("change", (event) => {
if (event.matches) {
// The viewport is 600 pixels wide or less
para.textContent = "This is a narrow screen — less than 600px wide.";
document.body.style.backgroundColor = "red";
} else {
// The viewport is more than 600 pixels wide
para.textContent = "This is a wide screen — more than 600px wide.";
document.body.style.backgroundColor = "blue";
}
console.log(event.media);
});
Specifications
Specification |
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CSSOM View Module # dom-mediaquerylistevent-media |
Browser compatibility
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