CSSNumericValue: equals() method

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

The equals() method of the CSSNumericValue interface returns a boolean indicating whether the passed value are strictly equal. To return a value of true, all passed values must be of the same type and value and must be in the same order. This allows structural equality to be tested quickly.

Syntax

js
equals(number)

Parameters

number

Either a number or a CSSNumericValue.

Return value

A boolean value.

Exceptions

None.

Examples

As stated earlier, all passed values must be of the same type and value and must be in the same order. Some of the following examples illustrate what happens when they are not.

js
let cssMathSum = new CSSMathSum(CSS.px(1), CSS.px(2));
let matchingCssMathSum = new CSSMathSum(CSS.px(1), CSS.px(2));
// Prints true
console.log(cssMathSum.equals(matchingCssMathSum));

let otherCssMathSum = CSSMathSum(CSS.px(2), CSS.px(1));
// Prints false
console.log(cssMathSum.equals(otherCssMathSum));

// Also prints false
console.log(CSS.cm("1").equal(CSS.in("0.393701")));

Specifications

Specification
CSS Typed OM Level 1
# dom-cssnumericvalue-equals

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
equals
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 66 (Release date: 2018-04-17)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote
footnote See bug 1278697
Opera – Full support
Opera 53 (Release date: 2018-05-10)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 16.4 (Release date: 2023-03-27)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 66 (Release date: 2018-04-17)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote
footnote See bug 1278697
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 47 (Release date: 2018-07-23)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 16.4 (Release date: 2023-03-27)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 9 (Release date: 2018-09-15)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 66 (Release date: 2018-04-17)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 16.4 (Release date: 2023-03-27)
footnote Full support

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See implementation notes.