SVGFEMorphologyElement: 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 SVGFEMorphologyElement interface reflects the operator attribute of the given <feMorphology> element. It takes one of the SVG_MORPHOLOGY_OPERATOR_* constants defined on this interface.

Value

An SVGAnimatedEnumeration object.

Examples

Accessing the operator Property

html
<svg viewBox="0 0 200 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <defs>
    <filter id="morphologyFilter">
      <!-- Applies a morphology filter with the "dilate" operator -->
      <feMorphology in="SourceGraphic" operator="dilate" radius="3" />
    </filter>
  </defs>
  <rect
    x="20"
    y="20"
    width="100"
    height="100"
    fill="lightblue"
    filter="url(#morphologyFilter)" />
</svg>
js
// Select the feMorphology element
const morphologyNode = document.querySelector("feMorphology");

// Access the 'operator' property
const operatorEnum = morphologyNode.operator.baseVal;

console.log(operatorEnum); // Output: 2 (SVG_MORPHOLOGY_OPERATOR_DILATE)

Specifications

Specification
Filter Effects Module Level 1
# dom-svgfemorphologyelement-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

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Full support
Full support

See also