This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.
The CSSMathValue interface of the CSS Typed Object Model API a base class for classes representing complex numeric values.
Below is a list of interfaces based on the CSSMathValue interface.
CSSMathValue.operatorIndicates the operator that the current subtype represents.
The interface may also inherit methods from its parent interface, CSSNumericValue.
The interface may also inherit methods from its parent interface, CSSNumericValue.
We create an element with a width determined using a calc() function, then console.log() the operator.
<div>has width</div>
We assign a width with a calculation
div {
width: calc(30% - 20px);
}
We add the JavaScript
const styleMap = document.querySelector("div").computedStyleMap();
console.log(styleMap.get("width")); // CSSMathSum {values: CSSNumericArray, operator: "sum"}
console.log(styleMap.get("width").operator); // 'sum'
console.log(styleMap.get("width").values[1].value); // -20
The CSSMathValue.operator returns "sum" because styleMap.get("width").values[1].value ); is -20: adding a negative number.
| Specification |
|---|
| CSS Typed OM Level 1> # complex-numeric> |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
CSSMathValue |
66 | 79 | No | 53 | 16.4 | 66 | No | 47 | 16.4 | 9.0 | 66 | 16.4 |
operator |
66 | 79 | No | 53 | 16.4 | 66 | No | 47 | 16.4 | 9.0 | 66 | 16.4 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CSSMathValue