Javascript DOM CSS Style flexShrink Property

Introduction

Let the blue DIV element shrink five times more than the rest of the flexible items: 

document.getElementById("myBlueDiv".style.flexShrink = "5";

Click the button to set the value of the flexShrink property to "5" for the blue div element.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#main {//  w w  w. j  a  va2 s  .c  o  m
  width: 350px;
  height: 100px;
  border: 1px solid red;
  display: flex;
}

#main div {
  flex-grow: 1;
  flex-shrink: 1;
  flex-basis: 300px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div id="main">
  <div style="background-color:coral;">Red DIV</div>
  <div style="background-color:lightblue;" id="myBlueDiv">Blue DIV</div>
</div>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {
  document.getElementById("myBlueDiv").style.flexShrink = "5";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The flexShrink property specifies how the item will shrink relative to the rest of the flexible items inside the same container.

If the element is not a flexible item, the flexShrink property has no effect.

Property Values

Value Description
number A number setting how much the item will shrink relative to the rest of the flexible items. Default value is 0
initial Sets this property to its default value.
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element.

The flexShrink property Default Value: 1

The flexShrink property returns a String representing the flex-shrink property of an element.




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