SVGAnimatedLength: animVal property

The animVal property of the SVGAnimatedLength interface contains the current value of an SVG enumeration. If there is no animation, it is the same value as the baseVal.

Value

An SVGLength containing the current value of the enumeration.

Examples

<svg
  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
  viewBox="0 0 100 100"
  width="200"
  height="200">
  <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="20" fill="gold" id="circle">
    <animate
      attributeName="r"
      values="20;25;10;20"
      dur="8s"
      repeatCount="indefinite" />
  </circle>
</svg>
<pre id="log"></pre>

const circle = document.getElementById("circle");
const log = document.getElementById("log");

function displayLog() {
  const animValue = circle.r.animVal.value;
  const baseValue = circle.r.baseVal.value;
  log.textContent = `The 'circle.r.animVal' is ${animValue}.\n`;
  log.textContent += `The 'circle.r.baseVal' is ${baseValue}.`;
  requestAnimationFrame(displayLog);
}
displayLog();

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• baseVal