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SVGFEDistantLightElement: elevation property

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨July 2015⁩.

The elevation read-only property of the SVGFEDistantLightElement interface reflects the elevation attribute of the given <feDistantLight> element.

Value

An SVGAnimatedNumber object.

Examples

Accessing the `elevation` Property

<svg viewBox="0 0 200 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <defs>
    <filter id="lightingFilter">
      <feDistantLight azimuth="45" elevation="30" />
      <feDiffuseLighting result="light" lighting-color="white" surfaceScale="2">
        <feDistantLight azimuth="45" elevation="30" />
      </feDiffuseLighting>
    </filter>
  </defs>
  <rect
    x="50"
    y="50"
    width="100"
    height="100"
    fill="yellow"
    filter="url(#lightingFilter)" />
</svg>

const distantLight = document.querySelector("feDistantLight");

console.log(distantLight.elevation.baseVal); // Output: 30

Specifications

Specification
Filter Effects Module Level 1> # dom-svgfedistantlightelement-elevation>

Browser compatibility

	Desktop					Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`elevation`	5	12	3	≤12.1	6	18	4	≤12.1	6	1.0	4.4	6