SVGTransformList: clear() 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 clear()
method of the SVGTransformList
interface clears all existing current items from the list, with the result being an empty list.
Syntax
js
clear()
Parameters
None.
Return value
None (undefined
).
Exceptions
NoModificationAllowedError
DOMException
-
Thrown if
SVGTransformList
corresponds to a read-only attribute or when the object itself is read-only.
Examples
Clearing All Transforms from an SVG Element
html
<svg width="200" height="200" id="mySvg">
<rect width="100" height="100" fill="blue" transform="translate(50,50)" />
</svg>
js
const svgElement = document.querySelector("svg");
const rectElement = svgElement.querySelector("rect");
// Access the transform list of the <rect> element
const transformList = rectElement.transform.baseVal;
// Apply a translate transformation to the <rect> element
const translateTransform = svgElement.createSVGTransform();
translateTransform.setTranslate(50, 50);
transformList.appendItem(translateTransform);
// Number of transformations before clearing
console.log(
`Number of transformations before clearing: ${transformList.length}`,
); // Output: 1
// Clear all transformations from the list
transformList.clear();
// Number of transformations after clearing
console.log(
`Number of transformations after clearing: ${transformList.length}`,
); // Output: 0
Specifications
Specification |
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Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 # __svg__SVGNameList__clear |
Browser compatibility
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