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DOM Interface	SVGElement

Examples

In the following code example, the use element is used to create three instances of a rectange defined in a defs tag. Copy this sample to a text file and save it with the .html file extension. Run it in a browser that supports inline SVG to see three instances of a rectangle.

It should look like this:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head></head>
    <body>
        <svg>
            <defs>
                <rect id="myRect" width="50" height="50" />
            </defs>
            <use x="50" y="50" fill="red" xlink:href="#myRect" />
            <use x="75" y="75" fill="green" xlink:href="#myRect" />
            <use x="100" y="100" fill="blue" xlink:href="#myRect" />
        </svg>
    </body>
</html>

Notes

Remarks

Note: In addition to the attributes, properties, events, methods, and styles listed above, SVG elements also inherent core HTML attributes, properties, events, methods, and styles.

For more information, see the SVG specification.

Standards information

Scalable Vector Graphics: Document Structure, Section 5.11.8

Members

The SVGUseElement object has these events:

onload: Occurs when the browser has fully parsed the element and all of its descendants.

The SVGUseElement object has these methods:

getBBox: Gets the bounding box, in current user space, of the geometry of all contained graphics elements.
getCTM: Gets the transformation matrix that transforms from the current user units to the viewport coordinate system for the nearestViewportElement object.
getScreenCTM: Gets the transformation matrix from the current user units to the screen coordinate system.
getTransformToElement: Gets the transformation matrix that transforms from the user coordinate system on the current element to the user coordinate system on the specified target element.
hasExtension: Determines if the specified extension is supported.

The SVGUseElement object has these properties:

animatedInstanceRoot: Gets the animated root of the instance tree of a use element.
className: Gets the names of the classes that are assigned to this object.
clipPath: Sets or retrieves a reference to the SVG graphical object that will be used as the clipping path.
externalResourcesRequired: Gets a value that indicates whether referenced resources that are not in the current document are required to correctly render a given element.
farthestViewportElement: Gets a value that represents the farthest ancestor svg element.
focusable: Determines if an element can acquire keyboard focus (that is, receive keyboard events) and be a target for field-to-field navigation actions (such as when a user presses the Tab key).
height: Gets or sets the height of an element.
href: Gets an xlink:href attribute of an element.
instanceRoot: Gets the root of the instance tree of a use element.
mask: Sets or retrieves a value that indicates a SVG mask.
nearestViewportElement: Gets a value that indicates which element established the current viewport.
ownerSVGElement: Gets the nearest ancestor svg element.
pointerEvents: Sets or retrieves a value that specifies under what circumstances a given graphics element can be the target element for a pointer event in SVG.
requiredExtensions: Gets a white space-delimited list of required language extensions.
requiredFeatures: Gets or sets a white space-delimited list of feature strings.
style: Gets a style object.
systemLanguage: Gets or sets a comma-separated list of language names.
transform: Gets the value of a transform attribute.
viewportElement: Gets the element that established the current viewport.
width: Defines the width of an element.
x: Gets or sets the x-coordinate value.
xmlbase: Gets or sets the base attribute on the element.
xmllang: Gets or sets a value that specifies the language that is used in the contents and attribute values of an element.
xmlspace: Gets or sets a value that indicates whether white space is preserved in character data.
y: Gets or sets the y-coordinate value.

Compatibility

Desktop

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	?	?	?	?	?

Mobile

Feature	Android	BlackBerry	Chrome for mobile	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Mobile	Opera Mobile	Opera Mini	Safari Mobile
Basic support	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

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Portions of this content come from the Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]

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