SVGTransformList: getItem() 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 getItem()
method of the SVGTransformList
interface returns the specified item from the list.
The returned item is the item itself and not a copy. Any changes made to the item are immediately reflected in the list.
The first item is indexed at 0
.
Syntax
getItem(index)
Parameters
index
-
An
integer
; the index of the specified item as an unsigned long.
Return value
An SVGTransform
object; the specified item from the list.
Exceptions
NoModificationAllowedError
DOMException
-
Thrown if
SVGTransformList
corresponds to a read-only attribute or when the object itself is read-only.
Examples
Accessing an Item from the Transform List
<svg width="200" height="200" id="mySvg">
<rect width="100" height="100" fill="blue" />
</svg>
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);
// Get the first item from the transform list
const firstTransform = transformList.getItem(0);
// Log the transformation type
console.log(`Transformation Type: ${firstTransform.type}`); // Output: 2 (for SVG_TRANSFORM_TRANSLATE)
Specifications
Specification |
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Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 # __svg__SVGNameList__getItem |
Browser compatibility
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