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Javascript SVG Interaction Issue

I am trying to develop an interactive SVG map and I want to do stuff when the mouse enters rectangles within the SVG image. Currently, the code logs to the console when my mouse enters the SVG image, but not when I mouse over the rectangles. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!

<object onload="svgOnLoad()" id="activeSVG" data="SVGNAME.svg" type="image/svg+xml">
</object>

  <script>
            function svgOnLoad() {
              console.log("SVG Loaded");
              $("#activeSVG").mouseenter(function(e) {
                console.log("In the SVG")
              });

              //Executed when the mouse enters an SVG rect element
              $("rect").mouseenter(function(e) {
                console.log("Mouse Entered rectangles!!")
              });
            }
  </script>

Solution

  • After messing around with it for a bit I found what needed to be added. You need to get the content of the svg object and then play with it from there. I've included the new script code below.

    <script>
            function svgOnLoad() {
              // Get SVG object
              var officeMapFloor = document.getElementById("activeSVG");

              // Get the content of the SVG object
              var svgDoc = officeMapFloor.contentDocument;

              // Access an ID within the content of the object
              var rect = svgDoc.getElementById("siesta");

              // Apply the event listener
              rect.onmouseover = function(){
                console.log("Finally in the rectangle");
              };

            }
 </script>