SVG document structure : Referencing ( continued )

• The <defs> tag allows to define objects which will be referenced later on in the same file
• Example :

<defs>
<linearGradient id="Gradient01"> .... </linearGradient >
</defs>
...
<rect style="fill:url(#Gradient01) ..../>
• All the definition of objects that will be used later on should be done in the same <defs> structure
• Therefore there is only one <defs> structure in a single SVG file

Didier Courtaud The SVG language Novembre 2001

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