The decode()
method of the SVGImageElement
interface initiates asynchronous decoding of an image, returning a Promise
that resolves once the image data is ready for use.
Syntax
var promise = svgImageElement.decode();
Parameters
None.
Return value
A Promise
which resolves once the image data is ready to be used, such as by appending it to the DOM, replacing an existing image, and so forth.
Exceptions
None.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 | Candidate Recommendation | Initial definition. |
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'decode()' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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decode() | Chrome Full support 65 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox No support No | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 65 | Chrome Android Full support 65 | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 9.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
See also
HTMLImageElement.decode()
: The same thing, but for HTML<image>
elements