SVGTransform: setScale() method
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 setScale()
method of the SVGTransform
interface sets the transform type to SVG_TRANSFORM_SCALE
, with parameters sx
and sy
defining the scale amounts.
Syntax
js
setScale(sx, sy)
Parameters
Return value
None (undefined
).
Exceptions
NoModificationAllowedError
DOMException
-
Thrown if the attribute or the
SVGTransform
object is read-only.
Examples
Scaling an SVG Element
js
// Select an SVG element and create a transform object
const svgElement = document.querySelector("svg");
const transform = svgElement.createSVGTransform();
// Set the scale values for the transform
transform.setScale(2, 3);
// Output the scale details
console.log(`Scale X: ${transform.matrix.a}`); // Output: 2
console.log(`Scale Y: ${transform.matrix.d}`); // Output: 3
Specifications
Specification |
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Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 # __svg__SVGTransform__setScale |
Browser compatibility
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