Revision 750833 of SVGElement

<div>{{APIRef("SVG")}}</div>

<h2 id="SVG_element_interface">SVG element interface</h2>

<p>All of the SVG DOM interfaces that correspond directly to elements in the SVG language derive from the <code>SVGElement</code> interface.</p>

<h3 id="Interface_overview">Interface overview</h3>

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  <tr>
   <th scope="row">Also&nbsp;implement</th>
   <td>See generic DOM {{ domxref("Element") }} interface.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">Methods</th>
   <td><em>None</em></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">Properties</th>
   <td>
    <ul>
     <li>readonly {{ domxref("DOMString") }} <code>id</code></li>
     <li>readonly {{ domxref("DOMString") }} <code>xmlbase</code></li>
     <li>readonly {{ domxref("SVGSVGElement") }} <code>ownerSVGElement</code></li>
     <li>readonly {{ domxref("SVGElement") }} <code>viewportElement</code></li>
    </ul>
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">Normative&nbsp;document</th>
   <td><a class="external" href="https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/types.html#InterfaceSVGElement" title="https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/types.html#InterfaceSVGElement">SVG 1.1 (2nd Edition)</a></td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2>

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 <thead>
  <tr>
   <th>Name</th>
   <th>Type</th>
   <th>Description</th>
  </tr>
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  <tr>
   <td><code>id</code></td>
   <td>{{ domxref("DOMString") }}</td>
   <td>The value of the {{ SVGAttr("id") }} attribute on the given element, or the empty string if <code>id</code> is not present.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>xmlbase</code></td>
   <td>{{ domxref("DOMString") }}</td>
   <td>Corresponds to attribute {{ SVGAttr("xml:base") }} on the given element.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>ownerSVGElement</code></td>
   <td>{{ domxref("SVGSVGElement") }}</td>
   <td>
    <p>The nearest ancestor {{ SVGElement("svg") }} element. <code>Null</code> if the given element is the outermost svg element.</p>
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>viewportElement</code></td>
   <td>{{ domxref("SVGElement") }}</td>
   <td>
    <p>The element which established the current viewport. Often, the nearest ancestor {{ SVGElement("svg") }} element. <code>Null</code> if the given element is the outermost svg element.</p>
   </td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Methods">Methods</h2>

<p>The <code>SVGElement</code> interface do not provide any specific methods.</p>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility" name="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

<p>{{ CompatibilityTable() }}</p>

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   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Chrome</th>
   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari (WebKit)</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
   <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
   <td>9.0</td>
   <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
   <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

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<table class="compat-table">
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  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>IE Mobile</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{ CompatNo() }}</td>
   <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
   <td>{{ CompatUnknown() }}</td>
   <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
   <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>

<ul>
 <li>DOM {{ SVGElement("element") }} reference</li>
</ul>