The latest articles on DEV Community by Nirmal Perera (@nirmal_perera_bdad62c5c3d). https://dev.to/nirmal_perera_bdad62c5c3d https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1798390%2F9c6b2e6a-577d-405a-9498-173bb43f88e0.png https://dev.to/nirmal_perera_bdad62c5c3d en Nirmal Perera Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:17:38 +0000 https://dev.to/nirmal_perera_bdad62c5c3d/idea-to-adding-a-feature-for-css-12h3 https://dev.to/nirmal_perera_bdad62c5c3d/idea-to-adding-a-feature-for-css-12h3 <p>i feel like if we had an option in css to get the width of an element</p> <h2> example.css </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>:root{ --btnWidth: getWidth('#sourceEl'); and / or --btnWidth: getWidth('.sourceEl'); } .targetEl{ width: var(--btnWidth); } </code></pre> </div> css webdev javascript beginners