CSSNumericValue: parse() static method

Limited availability

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

The parse() static method of the CSSNumericValue interface converts a value string into an object whose members are value and the units.

Syntax

js
CSSNumericValue.parse(cssText)

Parameters

cssText

a string containing numeric and unit parts.

Return value

A CSSNumericValue.

Exceptions

SyntaxError DOMException

TBD

Examples

The following returns a CSSUnitValue object with a unit property equal to "px" and a value property equal to 42.

js
let numValue = CSSNumericValue.parse("42.0px");

Specifications

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

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
parse() static method
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 66 (Release date: 2018-04-17)
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footnote Not exposed to PaintWorklet.
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
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footnote Not exposed to PaintWorklet.
Firefox – No support
Firefox
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footnote See bug 1278697
Opera – Full support
Opera 53 (Release date: 2018-05-10)
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footnote Not exposed to PaintWorklet.
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
footnote Not exposed to PaintWorklet.
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
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footnote See bug 1278697
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 47 (Release date: 2018-07-23)
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footnote Not exposed to PaintWorklet.
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)
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footnote Not exposed to PaintWorklet.
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 66 (Release date: 2018-04-17)
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footnote Not exposed to PaintWorklet.
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.