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Interactive SVG Clip Path Open in Sandbox

Description

This interactive demonstrates how a clip path is applied to another element.

Script

/**
* @title Interactive SVG Clip Path
* @description This interactive demonstrates how a clip path is applied to another element.
* @tags [svg]
*/
import { Interactive, getScriptName } from '../../index.js';
// Initialize the interactive
let interactive = new Interactive(getScriptName());
interactive.border = true;
interactive.width = 736;
interactive.height = 300;
interactive.originX = 0;
interactive.originY = 0;
// Draw a grid of squares
let size = 30;
let counter = 0;
for (let i = 0; i < interactive.width / size; i++) {
    for (let j = 0; j < interactive.height / size; j++) {
        let rectangle = interactive.rectangle(i * size, j * size, size, size);
        rectangle.classList.add('default');
        if (counter % 2 == 0) {
            rectangle.style.fill = 'lightgray';
        }
        counter++;
    }
    counter++;
}
// TODO: hide a smiley face in one of the squares (:
// Create a control circle and modify its dimensions, also hide the display point
// TODO: in the future it probably will be best to be able to make a basic element draggable
let control = interactive.controlCircle(interactive.width / 2, interactive.height / 2);
control.handle.r = 50;
control.handle.style.strokeOpacity = '1';
control.point.style.display = 'none';
// TODO: this is hacky and should be replaced with a clip path element? or a wrapper or something?
let clipPath = interactive.clipPath();
let circle = clipPath.circle(interactive.width / 2, interactive.height / 2, 50);
circle.addDependency(control);
circle.update = function () {
    this.cx = control.x;
    this.cy = control.y;
};
interactive.background.root.setAttribute('clip-path', `url(#${clipPath.id})`);
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