How can I limit or clip text in SVG?

Question

I have done a table in SVG, and I want to fill it with data dynamically. That means that I don\'t know how much space the text takes, and I want to clip or hide the overlapping

Answer 1

As Marcin said in point (2) of his answer (unfortunately downvoted but actually this is a good point) an alternative way to achieve the effect is to overpaint the part not wanted with a white rectangle.

Reference to the SVG specification: SVG 2.0 Rendering Order