HTML DOM media Property
 Complete Link Object Reference
Definition and Usage
The media property sets or returns on what device the document will be
displayed.
The destination medium is important for style information. The style might be different for computers and mobile devices.
Syntax
Device can have one of the following values:
| Value |
Description |
| screen |
For non-paged computer screens |
| tty |
For media using a fixed-pitch character grid (like teletypes, terminals, or devices with limited display
capabilities) |
| tv |
For TV-type devices (low resolution,
limited scrollability) |
| projection |
For projectors |
| handheld |
For handheld devices (small screen, limited
bandwidth) |
| print |
For paged and for documents
viewed on screen in print preview mode |
| braille |
For braille tactile feedback devices |
| aural |
For speech synthesizers |
| all |
For all devices |
Example
The following example gets the media type the link element is intended for:
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"
id="style1" href="try_dom_link.css" />
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
x=document.getElementById("style1");
document.write("Intended media type=" + x.media);
</script>
</body>
</html>
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media type the <link> element is intended for
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