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package org.apache.royale.display.js
{
	
	COMPILE::JS
	/**
	 * @royaleignorecoercion SVGElement
	 */
	public function createGraphicsSVG(elementName:String, noPointerEvents:Boolean):SVGElement
	{
		var svgElement:SVGElement = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', elementName) as SVGElement;
		//Graphics (emulation) has no inherent pointer-events because it is supposed to be visual only,
		//but elements inside 'defs' don't need this, so it is avoidable when not needed:
		if (noPointerEvents) svgElement.setAttribute('pointer-events', 'none');
		return svgElement;
	}
	
}


