SVGFEMorphologyElement: operator property

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The operator read-only property of the SVGFEMorphologyElement interface reflects the operator attribute of the given <feMorphology> element. It takes one of the SVG_MORPHOLOGY_OPERATOR_* constants defined on this interface.

Value

Examples

Accessing the operator Property

html
<svg viewBox="0 0 200 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <defs>
    <filter id="morphologyFilter">
      <!-- Applies a morphology filter with the "dilate" operator -->
      <feMorphology in="SourceGraphic" operator="dilate" radius="3" />
    </filter>
  </defs>
  <rect
    x="20"
    y="20"
    width="100"
    height="100"
    style="fill:lightblue;"
    filter="url(#morphologyFilter)" />
</svg>
js
// Select the feMorphology element
const morphologyNode = document.querySelector("feMorphology");

// Access the 'operator' property
const operatorEnum = morphologyNode.operator.baseVal;

console.log(operatorEnum); // Output: 2 (SVG_MORPHOLOGY_OPERATOR_DILATE)

Specifications

Specification
Filter Effects Module Level 1
# dom-svgfemorphologyelement-operator

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
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