CSSNumericValue: parse() static method

{{APIRef("CSS Typed OM")}}

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

Syntax

CSSNumericValue.parse(cssText)

Parameters

• cssText
  • : a string containing numeric and unit parts.

Return value

A {{domxref('CSSNumericValue')}}.

Exceptions

• SyntaxError {{domxref("DOMException")}}
  • : TBD

Examples

The following returns a {{domxref('CSSUnitValue')}} object with a unit property equal to "px" and a value property equal to 42.

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

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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