The SVGAnimationElement.targetElement property refers to the element which is being animated. If no target element is being animated (for example, because the href attribute specifies an unknown element), the value returned is null.
Syntax
var targetElement = someElement.targetElement;
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
| SVG Animations Level 2 The definition of 'SVGAnimationElement.targetElement' in that specification. |
Editor's Draft | Added null as return value in case that no target element is being animated. |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'SVGAnimationElement.targetElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
targetElement | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE No support No | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown