This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The item() method of the MediaList interface returns the media query at the specified index, or null if the specified index doesn't exist.
item(index) [index]
Note: The bracket ([]) syntax can be used instead of the item() syntax.
indexAn integer.
If the bracket ([]) syntax is used and there is no entry for the given index, undefined is returned.
The following would log to the console each media query stored in the MediaList associated with the first stylesheet applied to the current document.
const stylesheet = document.styleSheets[0]; console.log(stylesheet.media.length); console.log(stylesheet.media.item(0)); // Returns a string like "print" console.log(stylesheet.media.item(5)); // Returns null if there is no 5th entry console.log(stylesheet.media[1]); // Returns a string like "print" console.log(stylesheet.media[5]); // Returns undefined if there is no 5th entry
| Specification |
|---|
| CSS Object Model (CSSOM)> # dom-medialist-item> |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
item |
1 | 12 | 1 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaList/item