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svgaddimage

svgaddimage


Purpose
Add an image to an object group.
Synopsis
procedure svgaddimage(gid: string, fid: text, x: real, y: real, w: real, h: real)
procedure svgaddimage(fid: text, x: real, y: real, w: real, h: real)
Arguments
gid 
Object group ID.
fid 
Name for the file used within the SVG graph.
x 
The x coordinate of the lower left corner.
y 
The y coordinate of the lower left corner.
w 
The width of the image.
h 
The height of the image.
Example
The following code adds an image file to the current graph and displays it 3 times at different positions (3 squares forming a row).
svgaddfile("./someimage.png", "myimg.png")
forall(i in 1..3)
  svgaddimage("myimg.png", 100*i, 100, 100, 100)
Further information
1. Any external file to be displayed within a graph needs to be associated with the graph via a call to svgaddfile.
2. If no group ID is specified, the image is added to the last group that has been created.
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