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SVGGradientElement: spreadMethod property

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{{APIRef("SVG")}}

The spreadMethod read-only property of the {{domxref("SVGGradientElement")}} interface reflects the {{SVGAttr("spreadMethod")}} attribute of the given element. It takes one of the SVG_SPREADMETHOD_* constants defined on this interface.

Value

An {{domxref("SVGAnimatedEnumeration")}}.

Examples

Accessing the spreadMethod property

html
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="200" height="200">
  <defs>
    <linearGradient id="gradient2" spreadMethod="reflect">
      <stop offset="0%" stop-color="red" />
      <stop offset="50%" stop-color="yellow" />
      <stop offset="100%" stop-color="blue" />
    </linearGradient>
  </defs>
  <rect x="10" y="10" width="180" height="180" fill="url(#gradient2)" />
</svg>
js
const gradient = document.getElementById("gradient2");
console.log(gradient.spreadMethod.baseVal); // Output: 2 (SVG_SPREADMETHOD_REFLECT)

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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