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SVGStringList: appendItem() method

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 appendItem() method of the SVGStringList interface inserts a new item at the end of the list. If the given item is already in a list, it is removed from its previous list before it is inserted into this list. The inserted item is the item itself and not a copy.

Syntax

appendItem(newItem)

Parameters

newItem

The string to add to the list.

Return value

The string that was added to the list.

Exceptions

NoModificationAllowedError DOMException

Thrown if the SVGStringList corresponds to a read-only attribute or when the object itself is read-only.

Specifications

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
appendItem 1 12 12 ≤12.1 3 18 14 ≤12.1 1 1.0 3 1

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