Fill SVG image with pattern

Question

I'm trying to fill SVG image with a pattern in HTML, but I'm not successfull. If I fill with the pattern path, it works. But I cannot apply it onto svg image.

Could you help me please? Here is example .

Here is example code:

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ev="http://www.w3.org/2001/xml-events" width="400" height="400">
    <defs>
        <pattern id="image" x="0" y="0" width="400" height="400" patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
            <image x="0" y="0" xlink:href="latka.jpg" width="100" height="100" />
        </pattern>
    </defs>
    <image x="0" y="0" width="400" height="400" xlink:href="kosile.svg"  fill="url(#image)"/>
</svg>

Answer 1

It makes no sense to apply a fill attribute to an embedded SVG. I assume what you were trying to do is create a tiled background on which to superimpose the linked SVG. The easiest way to do this is by adding a <rect> element filled with the background pattern, then put your embedded SVG image on top of this.

Here's an example:

 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" width="200" height="200" viewBox="0 0 200 200"> <defs> <!-- define a pattern using a yellow tile image --> <pattern id="bgimg" x="0" y="0" width="60" height="60" patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse"> <image x="0" y="0" width="60" height="60" xlink:href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Shades_of_yellow.png/60px-Shades_of_yellow.png" /> </pattern> </defs> <!-- use this pattern to fill the SVG background --> <rect x="0" y="0" width="200" height="200" fill="url(#bgimg)" /> <!-- Embed another SVG (purple circle) on top of this background --> <image x="40" y="40" width="120" height="120" xlink:href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/FF0084_circle.svg" /> </svg>