Andreas Neumann wrote:

>yes,
>
>the SVGSVGElement has two methods:
>
>SVGSVGElement.checkIntersection( element, rect )
>and
>SVGSVGElement.getIntersectionList( rect, referenceElement )
>
>the first method returns a boolean, the second method returns a nodeList
>
>  
>
A checkInclude (element, rect) would also be nice ....

>see more at http://phrogz.net/ObjJob/search.asp?langID=1&q=intersect or in the 
>SVG 
>spec.
>
>The problem is that currently (correct me if I am wrong) only Batik implements 
>these 
>methods.
>
>  
>
Yes this is a problem. It is a very important feature for
developing Graphic editors

>For the other viewers that don't support these methods you would have to test 
>it yourself 
>using javascript. You would first test the boundingboxes and if it matches 
>test the 
>coordinates themselves.
>
>  
>

and for complex document that may prove really slow ....

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