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title: Star Ratings - Done
slug: star-ratings-done
createdAt: 2025-01-13T18:49:14.446Z
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# Overview

The **Star Rating **element is a dynamic, customizable JavaScript component that renders star-based ratings on your webpage. It processes elements with the class `.star-rating-container` and a `data-rating` attribute to display a visual representation of the rating using SVG stars. Each star accurately reflects full, partial, or empty states based on the specified rating value.

# Features

- **Dynamic Rendering**: Automatically generates star elements based on the rating value.
- **Partial Star Support**: Accurately displays fractional ratings by partially filling stars.
- **Accessible**: Incorporates ARIA attributes for improved accessibility.
- **Customizable**: Easily adjust star sizes and colors using CSS variables.

# How It Works

The JavaScript module follows a systematic approach to generate and style the star ratings:

1. **Initialization on DOM Load**: Ensures the script runs after the DOM is fully loaded.
2. **Selecting Rating Containers**: Targets all elements with the class `.star-rating-container`.
3. **Parsing Ratings**: Extracts the rating value from the `data-rating` attribute.
4. **Generating Stars**: Creates individual stars based on the rating, handling full, partial, and empty stars.
5. **Creating SVG Elements**: Constructs SVGs for each star with appropriate fill and stroke.
6. **Handling Partial Fills**: Utilizes SVG `<clipPath>` to display partially filled stars.
7. **Accessibility Enhancements**: Adds ARIA attributes to improve screen reader compatibility.

Example Usage



# Script

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