private void readDefsElement(IXMLElement elem) throws IOException {
  for (  IXMLElement child : elem.getChildren()) {
    Figure childFigure=readElement(child);
  }
}

private void readDefsElement ( IXMLElement elem ) throws IOException { for ( IXMLElement child : elem . getChildren ( ) ) { Figure childFigure = readElement ( child ) ; } }
reads an svg " defs " element .
