Baseline Widely available
The MediaQueryListEvent
object stores information on the changes that have happened to a MediaQueryList
object â instances are available as the event object on a function referenced by a change
event.
MediaQueryListEvent()
Creates a new MediaQueryListEvent
instance.
The MediaQueryListEvent
interface inherits properties from its parent interface, Event
.
MediaQueryListEvent.matches
Read only
A boolean value that is true
if the document
currently matches the media query list, or false
if not.
MediaQueryListEvent.media
Read only
A string representing a serialized media query.
The MediaQueryListEvent
interface inherits methods from its parent interface, Event
.
const para = document.querySelector("p"); // This is the UI element where to display the text
const mql = window.matchMedia("(width <= 600px)");
mql.addEventListener("change", (event) => {
if (event.matches) {
// The viewport is 600 pixels wide or less
para.textContent = "This is a narrow screen â 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 â more than 600px wide.";
document.body.style.backgroundColor = "blue";
}
});
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HTML:
3.2
| Encoding:
UTF-8
| Version:
0.7.4