Server-side export |
The export process, when using Server-side Export Handlers, can be visualized as under: |
As shown above, when exporting the charts as images/PDFs using Server-side Export Handlers, there are two actions that you can choose from:
Please note that in both cases, the chart first needs to render in a browser, before the bitmap snapshot can be sent to server for processing. You cannot directly generate an image of chart on server, without actually rendering it in browser. |
Elements involved |
For enabling export of chart at Server-side, we will need to assemble the following elements:
So let us quickly get started and setup a simple example that exports the chart as an image and sends it back to browser (for the user to save). |