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SVGStringList: clear() 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 clear() method of the SVGStringList interface clears all existing items from the list, with the result being an empty list.

Syntax

clear()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

NoModificationAllowedError DOMException

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

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2>
# __svg__SVGNameList__clear>

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

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SVGStringList/clear