SVGLength: unitType property

The unitType property of the SVGLength interface that represents type of the value as specified by one of the SVG_LENGTHTYPE_* constants defined on this interface.

Value

One of the following:

• SVGLength.SVG_LENGTHTYPE_UNKNOWN (0)
• SVGLength.SVG_LENGTHTYPE_NUMBER (1)
• SVGLength.SVG_LENGTHTYPE_PERCENTAGE (2)
• SVGLength.SVG_LENGTHTYPE_EMS (3)
• SVGLength.SVG_LENGTHTYPE_EXS (4)
• SVGLength.SVG_LENGTHTYPE_PX (5)
• SVGLength.SVG_LENGTHTYPE_CM (6)
• SVGLength.SVG_LENGTHTYPE_MM (7)
• SVGLength.SVG_LENGTHTYPE_IN (8)
• SVGLength.SVG_LENGTHTYPE_PT (9)
• SVGLength.SVG_LENGTHTYPE_PC (10)

Examples

Here’s an example of how to access the unitType property:

// Get an SVGLength object
const svg = document.querySelector("svg");

// Assume `length` is an instance of SVGLength
const length = svg.createSVGLength();

// Set the length value
length.newValueSpecifiedUnits(SVGLength.SVG_LENGTHTYPE_PERCENTAGE, 20);

// Check the unit type
console.log(length.unitType); // Output: 2 (SVG_LENGTHTYPE_PERCENTAGE)

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• SVGAnimatedLength