SVGTransform: setTranslate() 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 setTranslate() method of the SVGTransform interface sets the transform type to SVG_TRANSFORM_TRANSLATE, with parameters tx and ty defining the translation amounts.

Syntax

js
setTranslate(tx, ty)

Parameters

tx

A float defining the translation amount along the X-axis.

ty

A float defining the translation amount along the Y-axis.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

NoModificationAllowedError DOMException

Thrown if the attribute or the SVGTransform object is read-only.

Examples

Setting Translation Values

js
// Select an SVG element and create a transform object
const svgElement = document.querySelector("svg");
const transform = svgElement.createSVGTransform();

// Set the translation values for the transform
transform.setTranslate(100, 50);

// Output the translation details
console.log(`X Translation:  ${transform.matrix.e}`); // Output: 100
console.log(`Y Translation: ${transform.matrix.f}`); // Output: 50

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
# __svg__SVGTransform__setTranslate

Browser compatibility