Document.rootElement
Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
Document.rootElement returns the Element that is the root element of the document if it is an <svg> element, otherwise null. It is deprecated in favor of Document.documentElement, which returns the root element for all documents.
Syntax
const element = document.rootElement
Notes
If the document is a non-empty SVG document, then the rootElement will be an SVGSVGElement, identical to the documentElement.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of 'SVGDocument.rootElement' in that specification. | Candidate Recommendation | Deprecated |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'SVGDocument.rootElement' in that specification. | Recommendation | Initial definition |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/rootElement