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Created October 23, 2013 16:26
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D3js click function to save SVG as dataurl in IMG tag, load into CANVAS and save as PNG dataurl, and auto download the actual PNG file.
d3.select("#save").on("click", function(){
var html = d3.select("svg")
.attr("version", 1.1)
.attr("xmlns", "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg")
.node().parentNode.innerHTML;
//console.log(html);
var imgsrc = 'data:image/svg+xml;base64,'+ btoa(html);
var img = '<img src="'+imgsrc+'">';
d3.select("#svgdataurl").html(img);
var canvas = document.querySelector("canvas"),
context = canvas.getContext("2d");
var image = new Image;
image.src = imgsrc;
image.onload = function() {
context.drawImage(image, 0, 0);
var canvasdata = canvas.toDataURL("image/png");
var pngimg = '<img src="'+canvasdata+'">';
d3.select("#pngdataurl").html(pngimg);
var a = document.createElement("a");
a.download = "sample.png";
a.href = canvasdata;
a.click();
};
});
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