SVGSVGElement: createSVGTransformFromMatrix() method

The createSVGTransformFromMatrix() method of the SVGSVGElement interface creates an SVGTransform object outside of any document trees, based on the given DOMMatrix object.

Syntax

createSVGTransformFromMatrix(matrix)

Parameters

• matrix
  • : A DOMMatrix object representing the initial matrix for the transform.

Return value

An SVGTransform object, initialized to the given matrix transform. It is a matrix() transform if the matrix is 2D, and a matrix3d() transform otherwise.

Examples

Creating a Transform from a Matrix

<svg id="exampleSVG" width="200" height="200">
  <rect id="exampleRect" x="50" y="50" width="100" height="50" fill="blue" />
</svg>

const svgElement = document.getElementById("exampleSVG");
const rectElement = document.getElementById("exampleRect");

// Create a new matrix
const matrix = svgElement.createSVGMatrix();
matrix.a = 1; // Scale x
matrix.d = 1; // Scale y
matrix.e = 50; // Translate x
matrix.f = 50; // Translate y

// Create a new SVGTransform from the matrix
const transform = svgElement.createSVGTransformFromMatrix(matrix);

// Apply the transform to the rectangle
rectElement.transform.baseVal.appendItem(transform);

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• SVGTransform
• DOMMatrix