Web/API/CSSStyleValue/parse

This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The parse() method of the CSSStyleValue interface sets a specific CSS property to the specified values and returns the first value as a CSSStyleValue object.

Syntax

CSSStyleValue.parse(property, cssText)

Parameters

property: A CSS property to set.
cssText: A comma-separated string containing one or more values to apply to the provided property.

Return value

A CSSStyleValue object containing the first supplied value.

Example

The code below parses a set of declarations for the transform property. The second code block shows the structure of the returned object as it would be rendered in a developer tools console.

const css = CSSStyleValue.parse(
    'transform', 'translate3d(10px,10px,0) scale(0.5)');

CSSTransformValue {0: CSSTranslate, 1: CSSScale, length: 2, is2D: false}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Typed OM Level 1The definition of 'parse()' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`parse` Experimental'	Chrome Full support 66	Edge Full support 79	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera Full support 53	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 66	Chrome Android Full support 66	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 47	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 9.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.': Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.