getSVGDocument method
Gets Document object for the referenced document, or null if there is no document.
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Syntax
object.getSVGDocument(retVal)Parameters
- retVal [out, retval]
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Type: SVGDocument
Standards information
- Scalable Vector Graphics: Document Structure, Section 5.11.13
Examples
The following example shows how to obtain a reference to the SVG document loaded into an object element.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <title>GetSVGDocument Example</title> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> function getDocument() { var svgDoc = document.getElementById("SVGDoc").getSVGDocument(); alert( svgDoc ); } </script> </head> <body> <button onclick="getDocument();">Show SVG Document</button> <br /> <object id="SVGDoc" type="image/svg+xml" data="example.svg"></object> </body> </html>
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