matchMedia

Method of css/media_queriescss/media_queries

Syntax

var object = object.matchMedia();

Return Value

Returns an object of type DOM NodeDOM Node

Type: HRESULT

This method can return one of these values.

S_OK

Notes

Remarks

The following example creates a media query that checks whether the width or height of a window is less than a certain size.

Syntax

Standards information

• CSSOM View Module, Section 4

Parameters

mediaQuery [in]

Type: DOMString
retVal [out, retval]

Type: MediaQueryList

See also

Related articles

Media Queries

• Responsive Web Design

• <resolution>

• accelerator

• MediaQueryList

• MediaQueryListListener

• StyleMedia

• addListener

• handleChange

• matchMedia

• matchMedium

• matches

• media

• type

• removeListener

• Colors by

• device-height

• filter

• ms-interpolation-mode

• behavior

Related pages

• Window

Attributions

• Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]