SVGAngle: newValueSpecifiedUnits() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The newValueSpecifiedUnits() method of the SVGAngle interface sets the value to a number with an associated unitType, thereby replacing the values for all of the attributes on the object.

Syntax

js
newValueSpecifiedUnits(unitType, valueInSpecifiedUnits)

Parameters

unitType

A constant representing the unit type to which the angle's value should be converted. This must be one of the constant values defined for the unitType property, with the exception of SVG_ANGLETYPE_UNKNOWN.

  • SVGAngle.SVG_ANGLETYPE_DEG: convert to degrees
  • SVGAngle.SVG_ANGLETYPE_RAD: convert to radians
  • SVGAngle.SVG_ANGLETYPE_GRAD: convert to gradians
  • SVGAngle.SVG_ANGLETYPE_UNSPECIFIED: convert to a unitless number, interpreted as degrees
valueInSpecifiedUnits

The numeric factor for the angle value, expressed in the specified unit type.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

This method may raise a DOMException of one of the following types:

NotSupportedError DOMException

Thrown if unitType is SVG_ANGLETYPE_UNKNOWN or not a valid unit type constant.

NoModificationAllowedError DOMException

Thrown if SVGAngle corresponds to a read-only attribute or when the object itself is read-only.

Examples

Setting an angle in degrees

js
// Get an SVGAngle object
const svg = document.querySelector("svg");
const angle = svg.createSVGAngle();

// Set the angle's value in degrees using newValueSpecifiedUnits()
angle.newValueSpecifiedUnits(SVGAngle.SVG_ANGLETYPE_DEG, 45);

// Retrieve the angle's value in degrees
console.log(angle.value); // Output: 45
console.log(angle.unitType); // Output: 2 (SVG_ANGLETYPE_DEG)

Setting an angle in radians

js
// Get an SVGAngle object
const svg = document.querySelector("svg");
const angle = svg.createSVGAngle();

// Set the angle's value in radians using newValueSpecifiedUnits()
angle.newValueSpecifiedUnits(SVGAngle.SVG_ANGLETYPE_RAD, Math.PI / 2);

// Retrieve the angle's value
console.log(angle.value); // Output: 90
console.log(angle.unitType); // Output: 3 (SVG_ANGLETYPE_RAD)

Setting an angle in gradians

js
// Get an SVGAngle object
const svg = document.querySelector("svg");
const angle = svg.createSVGAngle();

// Set the angle's value in gradians using newValueSpecifiedUnits()
angle.newValueSpecifiedUnits(SVGAngle.SVG_ANGLETYPE_GRAD, 100);

// Retrieve the angle's value in gradians
console.log(angle.value); // Output: 90
console.log(angle.unitType); // Output: 4 (SVG_ANGLETYPE_GRAD)

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
# __svg__SVGAngle__newValueSpecifiedUnits

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
newValueSpecifiedUnits
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 1 (Release date: 2008-12-11)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 1.5 (Release date: 2005-11-29)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 12.1 (Release date: 2012-11-20)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 3 (Release date: 2007-10-26)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 18 (Release date: 2012-06-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 12.1 (Release date: 2012-10-09)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 1 (Release date: 2007-06-29)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4 (Release date: 2013-12-09)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 1 (Release date: 2007-06-29)
footnote Full support

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