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SVGTransformList: removeItem() 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 removeItem() method of the SVGTransformList interface removes an existing item from the list.

Syntax

removeItem(index)

Parameters

index: An integer; the index of the item to be removed as an unsigned long.

Return value

An SVGTransform object; the removed item from the list.

Exceptions

This method may raise a DOMException of one of the following types:

NoModificationAllowedError DOMException: Thrown if SVGTransformList corresponds to a read-only attribute or when the object itself is read-only.
IndexSizeError DOMException: Thrown if the index number is greater than or equal to numberOfItems.

Examples

Removing a Transformation from the List

<svg width="200" height="200" id="mySvg">
  <rect
    width="100"
    height="100"
    fill="blue"
    transform="translate(50,50) rotate(45)" />
</svg>

const svgElement = document.querySelector("svg");
const rectElement = svgElement.querySelector("rect");

// Access the transform list of the <rect> element
const transformList = rectElement.transform.baseVal;

const removedTransform = transformList.removeItem(0);
console.dir(removedTransform); // Output: SVGTransform { type: 2, matrix: SVGMatrix, angle: 0 }

// The updated list length
console.log(`Updated number of transformations: ${transformList.length}`); // Output: 1

Specifications

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

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
`removeItem`	1	12	1.5	≤12.1	3	18	4	≤12.1	1	1.0	3	1