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# QSvgRenderer Class Reference
[QtSvg module]

The QSvgRenderer class is used to draw the contents of SVG files onto paint devices. More...

Inherits QObject.

### Methods

- __init__ (self, QObject parent = None)
- __init__ (self, QString filename, QObject parent = None)
- __init__ (self, QByteArray contents, QObject parent = None)
- bool animated (self)
- int animationDuration (self)
- QRectF boundsOnElement (self, QString id)
- int currentFrame (self)
- QSize defaultSize (self)
- bool elementExists (self, QString id)
- int framesPerSecond (self)
- bool isValid (self)
- bool load (self, QString filename)
- bool load (self, QByteArray contents)
- QMatrix matrixForElement (self, QString id)
- render (self, QPainter p)
- render (self, QPainter p, QRectF bounds)
- render (self, QPainter p, QString elementId, QRectF bounds = QRectF())
- setCurrentFrame (self, int)
- setFramesPerSecond (self, int num)
- setViewBox (self, QRect viewbox)
- setViewBox (self, QRectF viewbox)
- QRect viewBox (self)
- QRectF viewBoxF (self)

### Qt Signals

- void repaintNeeded ()

## Detailed Description

The QSvgRenderer class is used to draw the contents of SVG files onto paint devices.

Using QSvgRenderer, Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) can be rendered onto any QPaintDevice subclass, including QWidget, QImage, and QGLWidget.

QSvgRenderer provides an API that supports basic features of SVG rendering, such as loading and rendering of static drawings, and more interactive features like animation. Since the rendering is performed using QPainter, SVG drawings can be rendered on any subclass of QPaintDevice.

SVG drawings are either loaded when an QSvgRenderer is constructed, or loaded later using the load() functions. Data is either supplied directly as serialized XML, or indirectly using a file name. If a valid file has been loaded, either when the renderer is constructed or at some later time, isValid() returns true; otherwise it returns false. QSvgRenderer provides the render() slot to render the current document, or the current frame of an animated document, using a given painter.

The defaultSize() function provides information about the amount of space that is required to render the currently loaded SVG file. This is useful for paint devices, such as QWidget, that often need to supply a size hint to their parent layout. The default size of a drawing may differ from its visible area, found using the viewBox property.

Animated SVG drawings are supported, and can be controlled with a simple collection of functions and properties:

- The animated() function indicates whether a drawing contains animation information.
- The framesPerSecond property contains the rate at which the animation plays.

Finally, the QSvgRenderer class provides the repaintNeeded() signal which is emitted whenever the rendering of the document needs to be updated.

See also QSvgWidget, QtSvg Module, SVG Viewer Example, and QPicture.

## Method Documentation

### QSvgRenderer.__init__ (self, QObject parent = None)

The parent argument, if not None, causes self to be owned by Qt instead of PyQt.

Constructs a new renderer with the given parent.

### QSvgRenderer.__init__ (self, QString filename, QObject parent = None)

The parent argument, if not None, causes self to be owned by Qt instead of PyQt.

Constructs a new renderer with the given parent and loads the contents of the SVG file with the specified filename.

### QSvgRenderer.__init__ (self, QByteArray contents, QObject parent = None)

The parent argument, if not None, causes self to be owned by Qt instead of PyQt.

Constructs a new renderer with the given parent and loads the specified SVG format contents.

### bool QSvgRenderer.animated (self)

Returns true if the current document contains animated elements; otherwise returns false.

See also framesPerSecond().

### int QSvgRenderer.animationDuration (self)

### QRectF QSvgRenderer.boundsOnElement (self, QString id)

Returns bounding rectangle of the item with the given id. The transformation matrix of parent elements is not affecting the bounds of the element.

This function was introduced in Qt 4.2.

### int QSvgRenderer.currentFrame (self)

### QSize QSvgRenderer.defaultSize (self)

Returns the default size of the document contents.

### bool QSvgRenderer.elementExists (self, QString id)

Returns true if the element with the given id exists in the currently parsed SVG file and is a renderable element.

Note: this method returns true only for elements that can be rendered. Which implies that elements that are considered part of the fill/stroke style properties, e.g. radialGradients even tough marked with "id" attributes will not be found by this method.

This function was introduced in Qt 4.2.

### int QSvgRenderer.framesPerSecond (self)

### bool QSvgRenderer.isValid (self)

Returns true if there is a valid current document; otherwise returns false.

### bool QSvgRenderer.load (self, QString filename)

This method is also a Qt slot with the C++ signature `bool load(const QString&)`.

Loads the SVG file specified by filename, returning true if the content was successfully parsed; otherwise returns false.

### bool QSvgRenderer.load (self, QByteArray contents)

This method is also a Qt slot with the C++ signature `bool load(const QByteArray&)`.

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.

Loads the specified SVG format contents, returning true if the content was successfully parsed; otherwise returns false.

### QMatrix QSvgRenderer.matrixForElement (self, QString id)

Returns the transformation matrix setup for the element with the given id. That includes the transformation on the element itself.

This function was introduced in Qt 4.2.

### QSvgRenderer.render (self, QPainter p)

This method is also a Qt slot with the C++ signature `void render(QPainter *)`.

Renders the current document, or the current frame of an animated document, using the given painter.

### QSvgRenderer.render (self, QPainter p, QRectF bounds)

This method is also a Qt slot with the C++ signature `void render(QPainter *,const QRectF&)`.

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.

Renders the current document, or the current frame of an animated document, using the given painter on the specified bounds within the painter. If the bounding rectangle is not specified the SVG file is mapped to the whole paint device.

### QSvgRenderer.render (self, QPainter p, QString elementId, QRectF bounds = QRectF())

This method is also a Qt slot with the C++ signature `void render(QPainter *,const QString&,const QRectF& = QRectF())`.

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.

Renders the given element with elementId using the given painter on the specified bounds. If the bounding rectangle is not specified the SVG element is mapped to the whole paint device.

### QSvgRenderer.setCurrentFrame (self, int)

### QSvgRenderer.setFramesPerSecond (self, int num)

### QSvgRenderer.setViewBox (self, QRect viewbox)

### QSvgRenderer.setViewBox (self, QRectF viewbox)

### QRect QSvgRenderer.viewBox (self)

Returns viewBoxF().toRect().

See also setViewBox() and viewBoxF().

### QRectF QSvgRenderer.viewBoxF (self)

## Qt Signal Documentation

### void repaintNeeded ()

This signal is emitted whenever the rendering of the document needs to be updated, usually for the purposes of animation.