yFiles extension packages offer further possibilities to export or exchange (i.e. read and write) graph structure data.
GraphML is the XML-based result of the graph drawing community's joint effort to define a common file format for exchanging graph structure data.
The GraphML extension package enables yFiles to read and write graphs in GraphML and Zip-compressed GraphML file format. It covers all essential structural and graphical attributes defined in yFiles. Please see Chapter 10, GraphML Extension Package for an in-depth discussion.
See the GraphML primer for an exhaustive description of the GraphML graph exchange file format.
The ySVG extension package adds support for the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format to the yFiles graph visualization library. Features include:
-
An extendable SVG and SVGZ writer for yFiles
Graph2D
objects that makes it possible to
add hyperlinks, roll-over effects, and other useful stuff to the generated SVG
diagrams.
- The possibility to define the appearance of nodes in SVG format.
Please see Chapter 11, ySVG Extension Package for more information on this extension package.
The yExport extension package adds support for popular vector graphics file formats to the yFiles graph visualization library. The following output formats are available to save the visual representations for nodes and edges as well as any other graphical decorations visible:
- PDF (Portable Document Format) - desktop publishing file format for representing documents in a device independent and display resolution independent way.
- SWF (Shockwave Flash) - vector graphics file format for publishing multimedia contents on the Web.
- EMF (Windows Enhanced Metafile) - vector graphics file format on Microsoft Windows systems.
- EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) - PostScript document with additional restrictions that describes an image or drawing.
The PDF output capabilities of yExport enable to easily integrate diagrams in PDF documents, the de-facto standard for printable documents. EMF is the format of choice to import, respectively paste via the clipboard, high-quality diagrams into Windows text processing and graphics applications, like, e.g., Microsoft Word or Microsoft PowerPoint®.
Please see Chapter 12, yExport Extension Package for more information on this extension package.