SVGEllipseElement

The SVGEllipseElement interface provides access to the properties of <ellipse> elements.

Properties

This interface also inherits properties from its parent interface, SVGGeometryElement.

SVGEllipseElement.cx Read only

This property returns a SVGAnimatedLength reflecting the cx attribute of the given <ellipse> element.

SVGEllipseElement.cy Read only

This property returns a SVGAnimatedLength reflecting the cy attribute of the given <ellipse> element.

SVGEllipseElement.rx Read only

This property returns a SVGAnimatedLength reflecting the rx attribute of the given <ellipse> element.

SVGEllipseElement.ry Read only

This property returns a SVGAnimatedLength reflecting the ry attribute of the given <ellipse> element.

Methods

This interface doesn't implement any specific methods, but inherits methods from its parent interface, SVGGeometryElement.

Example

SVG content

<svg width="200" height="200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <ellipse cx="100" cy="100" rx="100" ry="60" id="ellipse"
      onclick="outputSize();"/> 
</svg>

JavaScript content

function outputSize() {
  var ellipse = document.getElementById("ellipse");

  // Outputs "horizontal radius: 100 vertical radius: 60"
  console.log(
    'horizontal radius: ' + ellipse.rx.baseVal.valueAsString,
    'vertical radius: ' + ellipse.ry.baseVal.valueAsString
  )
}

Result

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of 'SVGEllipseElement' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	No change
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'SVGEllipseElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

See also

• <ellipse> SVG Element