files/en-us/web/api/svganimatedlength/animval/index.md
{{APIRef("SVG")}}
The animVal property of the {{domxref("SVGAnimatedLength")}} interface contains the current value of an SVG enumeration. If there is no animation, it is the same value as the {{domxref("SVGAnimatedLength.baseVal", "baseVal")}}.
An {{domxref("SVGLength")}} containing the current value of the enumeration.
<svg
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
viewBox="0 0 100 100"
width="200"
height="200">
<circle cx="50" cy="50" r="20" fill="gold" id="circle">
<animate
attributeName="r"
values="20;25;10;20"
dur="8s"
repeatCount="indefinite" />
</circle>
</svg>
<pre id="log"></pre>
const circle = document.getElementById("circle");
const log = document.getElementById("log");
function displayLog() {
const animValue = circle.r.animVal.value;
const baseValue = circle.r.baseVal.value;
log.textContent = `The 'circle.r.animVal' is ${animValue}.\n`;
log.textContent += `The 'circle.r.baseVal' is ${baseValue}.`;
requestAnimationFrame(displayLog);
}
displayLog();
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