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SVGAnimatedLength: baseVal property

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The baseVal property of the SVGAnimatedLength interface contains the initial value of an SVG enumeration.

Value

An SVGLength containing the initial value of the length.

Examples

<svg
  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
  viewBox="0 0 100 100"
  width="200"
  height="200">
  <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="20px" fill="gold" id="circle"></circle>
</svg>
<pre id="log"></pre>

const unit = [
  "unknown",
  "",
  "%",
  "em",
  "ex",
  "px",
  "cm",
  "mm",
  "in",
  "pt",
  "pc",
];
const circle = document.getElementById("circle");
const log = document.getElementById("log");
const baseValue = circle.r.baseVal.value;
const baseUnit = unit[circle.r.baseVal.unitType];

log.textContent = `The 'circle.r.baseVal' is ${baseValue} (in ${baseUnit}).`;
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Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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