mySVGSVGElement.createSVGRect() in SVG 1.1

Creates and returns a new SVGRect element

Return Type: SVGRect

Description

This method of the root SVG element is the way to create a new SVGRect object. (Not to be confused with an SVGRectElement.) The returned rect has its x, y, width and height properties set to 0. The following JS sample code assumes a reference to the SVGSVGElement named svgRoot:

var bounds = svgRoot.createSVGRect();
bounds.x=10;
bounds.y=10;
bounds.width=620;
bounds.height=460;
var fitsIn640By480 = svgRoot.checkEnclosure(someElement,bounds);