SVGElement: ownerSVGElement property
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 ownerSVGElement property of the SVGElement interface reflects the nearest ancestor <svg> element. null if the given element is the outermost <svg> element.
Value
An SVGSVGElement.
Examples
Checking the owner <svg> element
html
<svg id="outerSvg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<g id="group1">
<circle id="circle1" cx="50" cy="50" r="40" fill="blue" />
</g>
</svg>
js
const circle = document.getElementById("circle1");
const ownerSVG = circle.ownerSVGElement;
if (ownerSVG) {
console.log(`The circle's owner <svg> has the ID: ${ownerSVG.id}`);
} else {
console.log("This element is the outermost <svg>.");
}
Specifications
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| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 # __svg__SVGElement__ownerSVGElement |
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