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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.
The x coordinate of the lower left corner.
The y coordinate of the lower left corner.
The width of the image.
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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