SVGAElement
The SVGAElement
interface provides access to the properties of <a>
element, as well as methods to manipulate them.
Properties
This interface also inherits properties from its parent, SVGGraphicsElement
, and implements properties from SVGURIReference
and HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils
.
SVGAElement.download
- See
HTMLAnchorElement.download
. SVGAElement.href
- See
HTMLAnchorElement.href
. SVGAElement.hreflang
- Is a
DOMString
that reflects thehreflang
attribute, indicating the language of the linked resource. SVGAElement.ping
- Is a
DOMString
that reflects the ping attribute, containing a space-separated list of URLs to which, when the hyperlink is followed,POST
requests with the bodyPING
will be sent by the browser (in the background). Typically used for tracking. SVGAElement.referrerPolicy
- See
HTMLAnchorElement.referrerPolicy
. SVGAElement.rel
- See
HTMLAnchorElement.rel
. SVGAElement.relList
- See
HTMLAnchorElement.relList
. SVGAElement.target
Read only- It corresponds to the
target
attribute of the given element. SVGAElement.text
- Is a
DOMString
being a synonym for theNode.textContent
property. SVGAElement.type
- Is a
DOMString
that reflects thetype
attribute, indicating the MIME type of the linked resource.
Methods
This interface has no methods but inherits methods from its parent, SVGGraphicsElement
.
Example
In the example below, the target
attribute of the <a>
element is set to _blank
and when the link is clicked, it logs to notify whether the condition is met or not.
var linkRef = document.querySelector("a");
linkRef.target = "_self";
linkRef.onclick = function(){
if (linkRef.target === "_blank") {
console.log("BLANK!");
linkRef.target = "_self";
} else {
console.log("SORRY! not _blank");
}
}
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 | Candidate Recommendation | Replaced inheritance from SVGElement by SVGGraphicsElement and removed the interface implementations of SVGTests , SVGLangSpace , SVGExternalResourcesRequired , SVGStylable , and SVGTransformable by HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils |
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) | Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
- SVG
<a>
element