Auto width and height for SVG image

Question

I am new to SVG, so sorry if this is a bit of a noob question. I am trying to figure out how to get an image to display with the full width and height of the refere

Answer 1

I don't think 'auto' is a valid value for the 'length' attr of a svg image element. Take a look at the spec here. You might want to use '100%'

You could load the image then inspect the width and height onload.

JSFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/WQBPC/4/

var logoUrl = 'http://placehold.it/100x50&text=Logo';

//SVG Setup stuff
var svg =  d3.select("body").append("svg")
  .attr('id','mySVG')
  .attr({
      "width": '100%',
      "height": '100%'
  })

var svg_img=  svg.append('image')
  .attr('image-rendering','optimizeQuality')
  .attr('x','0')
  .attr('y','0');

//Load image and get size.
var img = new Image();
img.src = logoUrl;
img.onload = function() {
 var width = this.width;
 var height = this.height;

 svg_img .attr('height', height)
  .attr('width',width)
  .attr('xlink:href', logoUrl)

}

Answer 2

It's a couple years since this has been asked but I'm currently trying to determine some things about the use of auto as a value for width or height myself and thought I would share what I've found. According to Amelia Bellamy-Royds' 2015 article on scaling SVGs and the codepen example she provides, if you put auto in as either the width or the height value of your <svg>, along with a value for the viewBox, you should be able to see the content scaling proportionately. Unfortunately, she also points out that at the time this only worked in "Blink/Firefox" browsers. Blink is a fork of part of WebKit, so it's possible that by now Chrome will support this as well. I am seeing behavior in Chrome which would seem to support this possibility, but I'm also getting an error so YMMV.

Answer 3

d3.select("svg")
  .append("image")
    .attr("id", "myImage")
    .attr("xlink:href", "myImage.png")
    .on("load", function(d) { 
        var myImage = new Image();
        myImage.onload = function() {
            d3.select("#myImage")
                .attr("width", this.width)
                .attr("height", this.height);
        }
        myImage.src = "myImage.png";
    });