HTMLStyleElement.media

The HTMLStyleElement.media property specifies the intended destination medium for style information.

Syntax

medium = style.media
style.media = medium

Parameters

  • medium is a string describing a single medium or a comma-separated list.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
<link id="linkScreenStyle" rel="stylesheet" href="document.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />
<style id="screenStyle" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen">
p {color:blue;}
</style>
<script>
alert(document.getElementById('screenStyle').media); // 'screen'
alert(document.getElementById('linkScreenStyle').media); // 'screen'
</script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

Notes

The default value for media is "screen."

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'HTMLStyleElement' in that specification.
Living Standard  
HTML 5.1
The definition of 'HTMLStyleElement' in that specification.
Recommendation  
HTML5
The definition of 'HTMLStyleElement' in that specification.
Recommendation  
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification
The definition of 'HTMLStyleElement' in that specification.
Recommendation  
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification
The definition of 'HTMLStyleElement' in that specification.
Recommendation Initial definition.
 

 

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