Is it possible to manipulate an SVG document embedded in an HTML doc with JavaScript?

Question

I have made a SVG image, or more like mini application, for viewing graphs of data. I want to include this in a HTML page, and call methods on the SVG image.

Example

Answer 1

A few years ago, I was asked to create a 2-player Ajax-based game using SVG. It may not be precisely the solution you're looking for, but it may help you listen for events in your SVG. Here's the SVG controller:

fyi, the SVG was being dragged and dropped (it was Stratego)

/****************** Track and handle SVG object movement *************/
var svgDoc;
var svgRoot;
var mover='';       //keeps track of what I'm dragging

///start function////
//do this onload
function start(evt){
    //set up the svg document elements
    svgDoc=evt.target.ownerDocument;
    svgRoot=svgDoc.documentElement;
    //add the mousemove event to the whole thing
    svgRoot.addEventListener('mousemove',go,false);
    //do this when the mouse is released
    svgRoot.addEventListener('mouseup',releaseMouse,false); 
}

// set the id of the target to drag
function setMove(id){ mover=id; }

// clear the id of the dragging object
function releaseMouse(){ 
    if(allowMoves == true){ sendMove(mover); }
    mover=''; 
}

// this is launched every mousemove on the doc
// if we are dragging something, move it
function go(evt){
    if(mover != '' && allowMoves != false) {
        //init it
        var me=document.getElementById(mover);

        //actually change the location
        moveX = evt.clientX-135; //css positioning minus 1/2 the width of the piece
        moveY = evt.clientY-65;
        me.setAttributeNS(null, 'x', evt.clientX-135);
        me.setAttributeNS(null, 'y', evt.clientY-65);
    }
}

function moveThis(pieceID, x, y) {
    $(pieceID).setAttributeNS(null, 'x', x);
    $(pieceID).setAttributeNS(null, 'y', y);
}

My app was pure SVG + JavaScript, but this is the gist of it.