SVGTextContentElement: getSubStringLength() method - Web APIs | MDN

Syntax

js

getSubStringLength(index, length)

Parameters

index

An integer; the start index of the substring.

length

An integer; the number of characters to include in the substring.

Return value

A float.

Exceptions

IndexSizeError DOMException

Thrown if the index is greater than the highest index or length is negative.

Examples

Getting the Length of a Substring

html

<svg width="300" height="100">
  <text id="exampleText" x="10" y="50" font-size="16">Hello, SVG World!</text>
</svg>

js

const textElement = document.getElementById("exampleText");

// Get the length of a substring starting at character 0 with 5 characters
const substringLength = textElement.getSubStringLength(0, 5);

console.log(substringLength); // Output: 35.55

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
# __svg__SVGTextContentElement__getSubStringLength

Browser compatibility

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