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blockly > BlockSvg > getSvgRoot
BlockSvg.getSvgRoot() method
Return the root node of the SVG or null if none exists.
Signature:
getSvgRoot(): SVGGElement;
Returns:
SVGGElement
The root SVG node (probably a group).
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Last updated 2024-09-18 UTC.
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