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The DOMActivate event is fired at an element when it becomes active, such as when it is clicked on using the mouse or a keypress is used to navigate to it.
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.2" baseProfile="tiny"
xmlns:ev="http://www.w3.org/2001/xml-events"
width="6cm" height="5cm" viewBox="0 0 600 500">
<desc>Example: invoke an ECMAScript function from a DOMActivate event</desc>
<script type="application/ecmascript"><![CDATA[
function change(evt) {
var circle = evt.target;
var currentRadius = circle.getFloatTrait("r");
if (currentRadius == 100)
circle.setFloatTrait("r", currentRadius * 2);
else
circle.setFloatTrait("r", currentRadius * 0.5);
}
]]></script>
<circle cx="300" cy="225" r="100" fill="red">
<handler type="application/ecmascript" ev:event="DOMActivate"> change(evt); </handler>
</circle>
<text x="300" y="480" font-family="Verdana" font-size="35" text-anchor="middle">
Activate the circle to change its size
</text>
</svg>
