SVGTransform: setTranslate() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.

The setTranslate() method of the SVGTransform interface sets the transform type to SVG_TRANSFORM_TRANSLATE, with parameters tx and ty defining the translation amounts.

Syntax

js
setTranslate(tx, ty)

Parameters

tx

A float defining the translation amount along the X-axis.

ty

A float defining the translation amount along the Y-axis.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

NoModificationAllowedError DOMException

Thrown if the attribute or the SVGTransform object is read-only.

Examples

Setting Translation Values

js
// Select an SVG element and create a transform object
const svgElement = document.querySelector("svg");
const transform = svgElement.createSVGTransform();

// Set the translation values for the transform
transform.setTranslate(100, 50);

// Output the translation details
console.log(`X Translation:  ${transform.matrix.e}`); // Output: 100
console.log(`Y Translation: ${transform.matrix.f}`); // Output: 50

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
# __svg__SVGTransform__setTranslate

Browser compatibility

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