SVGTransformList: removeItem() 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 removeItem() method of the SVGTransformList interface removes an existing item from the list.
Syntax
js
removeItem(index)
Parameters
index-
An
integer; the index of the item to be removed as an unsigned long.
Return value
An SVGTransform object; the removed item from the list.
Exceptions
This method may raise a DOMException of one of the following types:
NoModificationAllowedErrorDOMException-
Thrown if
SVGTransformListcorresponds to a read-only attribute or when the object itself is read-only. IndexSizeErrorDOMException-
Thrown if the index number is greater than or equal to
numberOfItems.
Examples
Removing a Transformation from the List
html
<svg width="200" height="200" id="mySvg">
<rect
width="100"
height="100"
fill="blue"
transform="translate(50,50) rotate(45)" />
</svg>
js
const svgElement = document.querySelector("svg");
const rectElement = svgElement.querySelector("rect");
// Access the transform list of the <rect> element
const transformList = rectElement.transform.baseVal;
const removedTransform = transformList.removeItem(0);
console.dir(removedTransform); // Output: SVGTransform { type: 2, matrix: SVGMatrix, angle: 0 }
// The updated list length
console.log(`Updated number of transformations: ${transformList.length}`); // Output: 1
Specifications
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