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SharpPlot.RenderSvg Method
Return completed chart rendered through SVG engine.
Example
string mysvg = sp.RenderSvg(SvgMode.FixedAspect);
Return Value
The result of this call is a string representation of an SVG document. This may be written to file as text for inclusion in a webpage, or returned via HTTP with content type “image/svg+xml”. It requires the free SVG plugin from Adobe for display in IE, but will display native in Firefox.
Overloads
- public string RenderSvg();
- public string RenderSvg(SvgMode mode);
- public string RenderSvg(SvgMode mode,string headerText);
Working with SVG
Typically, you would return the SVG directly to the browser, but you may save a stand-alone text file with a simple fragment of C# code such as:
// Render to SVG file as ASCII
StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter("Simple.svg",false,System.Text.Encoding.ASCII);
string chart = sp.RenderSvg(SvgMode.FixedAspect);
sw.Write(chart);
sw.Close();
This file will open in FireFox or Internet Explorer (with the Adobe plugin) and the graphic will scale to give you the best fit in the browser window.