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CSSVariableReferenceValue: variable property

Limited availability

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

The variable property of the CSSVariableReferenceValue interface returns the custom property name of the CSSVariableReferenceValue.

In this article

Value

A string beginning with -- (that is, a custom property name).

Specifications

Specification
CSS Typed OM Level 1
# dom-cssvariablereferencevalue-variable

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  1. CSS Object Model (CSSOM)
  2. CSSVariableReferenceValue
  3. Constructor
    1. CSSVariableReferenceValue()
  4. Instance properties
    1. fallback
    2. variable
  5. Related pages for CSSOM
    1. CSS
    2. CSSConditionRule
    3. CSSFontFeatureValuesMap
    4. CSSFontFeatureValuesRule
    5. CSSFontPaletteValuesRule
    6. CSSFunctionDeclarations
    7. CSSFunctionDescriptors
    8. CSSFunctionRule
    9. CSSGroupingRule
    10. CSSImportRule
    11. CSSKeyframeRule
    12. CSSKeyframesRule
    13. CSSLayerBlockRule
    14. CSSLayerStatementRule
    15. CSSMediaRule
    16. CSSNamespaceRule
    17. CSSPageDescriptors
    18. CSSPageRule
    19. CSSPropertyRule
    20. CSSRule
    21. CSSRuleList
    22. CSSStartingStyleRule
    23. CSSStyleDeclaration
    24. CSSStyleProperties
    25. CSSStyleRule
    26. CSSStyleSheet
    27. CSSSupportsRule
    28. CaretPosition
    29. MediaList
    30. MediaQueryList
    31. Screen
    32. StyleSheet
    33. StyleSheetList
  6. Guides
    1. CSS Declaration
    2. CSS Declaration Block
    3. Determining the dimensions of elements
    4. Managing screen orientation
    5. Using dynamic styling information
    6. CSS value serialization

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