SVGFECompositeElement: operator 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 operator read-only property of the SVGFECompositeElement interface reflects the operator attribute of the given <feComposite> element.

Value

An SVGAnimatedEnumeration object.

Examples

Using out, in and over operators in <feComposite> element.

html
<svg viewBox="0 0 200 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <filter id="filter1">
    <feImage
      href="https://mdn.github.io/shared-assets/images/examples/progress-pride-flag.jpg"
      width="200"
      x="-70"
      y="10" />
    <feComposite in2="SourceGraphic" operator="out" />
  </filter>
  <filter id="filter2">
    <feImage
      href="https://mdn.github.io/shared-assets/images/examples/progress-pride-flag.jpg"
      width="120"
      x="30"
      y="10" />
    <feComposite in2="SourceGraphic" operator="in" />
    <feComposite in2="SourceGraphic" operator="over" />
  </filter>
  <filter id="filter3">
    <feImage
      href="https://mdn.github.io/shared-assets/images/examples/progress-pride-flag.jpg"
      width="140"
      x="80"
      y="10" />
    <feComposite
      in2="SourceGraphic"
      operator="arithmetic"
      k1="0.1"
      k2="0.2"
      k3="0.3"
      k4="0.4" />
  </filter>
  <circle cx="30" cy="50" r="30" filter="url(#filter1)" />
  <circle cx="90" cy="50" r="30" filter="url(#filter2)" />
  <circle cx="150" cy="50" r="30" filter="url(#filter3)" />
</svg>

Specifications

Specification
Filter Effects Module Level 1
# dom-svgfecompositeelement-operator

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
operator
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 5 (Release date: 2010-05-25)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 3 (Release date: 2008-06-17)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 12.1 (Release date: 2012-11-20)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 6 (Release date: 2012-07-25)
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 6 (Release date: 2012-09-10)
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 6 (Release date: 2012-09-10)
footnote Full support

Legend

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Full support
Full support

See also