SVGGraphicsElement: transform property
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.
The transform
read-only property of the SVGGraphicsElement
interface reflects the computed value of the transform property and its corresponding transform
attribute of the given element.
Value
An SVGAnimatedTransformList
object.
Examples
Accessing the transform
Property
html
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="200" height="200">
<!-- Rectangle with a transformation applied -->
<rect
id="rect1"
x="50"
y="50"
width="100"
height="100"
fill="blue"
transform="translate(20, 30) rotate(45)" />
</svg>
js
// Access the SVG element
const rect = document.getElementById("rect1");
// Get the transform list
const transformList = rect.transform.baseVal;
// Iterate through and log each transformation
for (let i = 0; i < transformList.numberOfItems; i++) {
const transform = transformList.getItem(i);
console.log(`Type: ${transform.type}, Matrix: ${transform.matrix}`);
}
// Example output:
// Type: 2 (SVG_TRANSFORM_TRANSLATE), Matrix: SVGMatrix { ... }
// Type: 4 (SVG_TRANSFORM_ROTATE), Matrix: SVGMatrix { ... }
Specifications
Specification |
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Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 # __svg__SVGGraphicsElement__transform |
Browser compatibility
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