SVGAElement

The SVGAElement interface provides access to the properties of <a> element, as well as methods to manipulate them.

This interface also implements the following interfaces: SVGElement, SVGURIReference, SVGTests, SVGLangSpace, SVGExternalResourcesRequired, SVGStylable, SVGTransformable.

Properties

The interface provides the following properties:

SVGAElement.target Read only

It corresponds to attribute target on the given <a> element.

Methods

The SVGAElement interface does not implement any specific methods.

Example

In the example below, the target attribute of <a> element is set to _blank and when the link is clicked, it alerts to notify whether the if condition is met or not.

var linkRef = document.querySelector('a'); 
linkRef.target ='_self'; 

linkRef.onclick = function(){
    if (linkRef.target == '_blank') {
        alert("BLANK !");
        linkRef.target = '_self';
    }
    else
        alert("SORRY! not _blank");
} 

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'SVGAltGlyphElement' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

See also

• SVG <a> Element