The ImagickDraw::getVectorGraphics() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get string containing vector graphics. In simple words, it contains all the draw commands in the form of strings. It is also used to extract comments from a ImagickDraw object. It returns a large string containing so much unwanted data which can be trimmed using PHP substr() function.
Syntax:
string ImagickDraw::getVectorGraphics( void )
Parameters: This function doesn’t accepts any parameters.
Return Value: This function returns an string value containing the vector graphics.
Below programs illustrate the ImagickDraw::getVectorGraphics() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php   // Create a new ImagickDraw object $draw = new ImagickDraw();   // Get the vector graphics $vectorGraphics = $draw->getVectorGraphics();   // Trim unwanted part $vectorGraphics = substr($vectorGraphics, 807); echo $vectorGraphics; ?> |
Output:
Empty string because of no commands.
Program 2:
<?php   // Create a new ImagickDraw object $draw = new ImagickDraw();   // Add some draw commands $draw->setTextUnderColor('green'); $draw->setFontSize(30); $draw->line(30, 40, 100, 300);   // Get the vector graphics $vectorGraphics = $draw->getVectorGraphics();   // Trim unwanted part $vectorGraphics = substr($vectorGraphics, 806); echo $vectorGraphics; ?> |
Output:
text-undercolor '#000080800000' font-size 30 line 30 40 100 300
Program 3:
<?php   // Create a new ImagickDraw object $draw = new ImagickDraw();   // Add comment $draw->comment('neveropen');   // Get the vector graphics as string $graphics = $draw->getVectorGraphics();   // Get comment from vector graphics $comment = substr($graphics, 807); echo $comment; ?> |
Output:
neveropen
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/imagickdraw.getvectorgraphics.php
