Change Variables With JavaScript
CSS variables have access to the DOM, which means that you can change them with JavaScript.
Here is an example of how you can create a script to display and change the --primary-bg-color variable from the example used in the previous pages. For now, do not worry if you are not familiar with JavaScript. You can learn more about JavaScript in our JavaScript Tutorial :
Example
Formatted code
<script> // Get the root element
var r = document.querySelector(':root');
// Function for getting a variable value function myFunction_get() { // Get the styles (properties and values) for the root var rs = getComputedStyle(r); // Alert the value of the --primary-bg-color variable alert("The value of --primary-bg-color is: " + rs.getPropertyValue('--primary-bg-color'));
}
// Function for setting a variable value function myFunction_set() { // Set the value of variable --primary-bg-color to another value (in this case "green") r.style.setProperty('--primary-bg-color', 'green');
}
</script>Live preview
CSS var() Function
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| var() | Inserts the value of a CSS variable |