Web/API/MediaQueryListEvent/MediaQueryListEvent

The MediaQueryListEvent constructor creates a new MediaQueryListEvent instance.

Syntax

var myMqlEvent = new MediaQueryListEvent(init);

Parameters

init

An init object that defines features of the new object instance. The available properties are:

• media: A DOMString representing a serialized media query.
• matches: A Boolean representing the media query status — true if it matches, false if not.

Examples

var media = '(max-width: 600px)';
var matches = true;

var myMediaQueryListEvent = new MediaQueryListEvent({media, matches});

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Object Model (CSSOM) View ModuleThe definition of 'MediaQueryListEvent()' 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
MediaQueryListEvent() constructor	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox Full support 55	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support 14	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 55	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support 14	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

See also

• Media queries
• Using media queries from code
• window.matchMedia()
• MediaQueryList
• MediaQueryListEvent

MediaQueryListEvent.MediaQueryListEvent() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.