Drawing a Web Graph

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I'm trying to draw a graph on an ASP webpage. I'm hoping an API can be helpful, but so far I have not been able to find one.

The graph contains labeled nodes and unlabeled directional edges. The ideal output would be something like this.

Anybody know of anything pre-built than can help?

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 16 '08 at 17:28

Definitely graphviz. The image on the wikipedia link you are pointing at was made in graphviz. From its description page the graph description file looked like this:

graph untitled {
    graph[bgcolor="transparent"];
    node [fontname="Bitstream Vera Sans", fontsize="22.00", shape=circle, style="bold,filled" fillcolor=white];
    edge [style=bold];
    1;2;3;4;5;6;
    6 -- 4 -- 5 -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4;
    2 -- 5;
}

If that code were saved into a file input.dot, the command they would have used to actually generate the graph would probably have been:

neato -Tsvg input.dot > graph.svg

Frodo Baggins · Answer 2 · 2011-12-05T16:53:20.287

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We produce mxGraph, which supports ASP.NET, and most other mainstream server-side technologies. It's entirely JavaScript client-side, with just a thin layer to communicate written in .NET, so there isn't much ASP.NET required. But we do supply a ASP project for visual studio as one of the examples.

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answered Feb 17 '11 at 12:05

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 16 '08 at 03:57

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I am not sure about ASP interface, but you may want to check out graphviz.

/Allan

answered Sep 16 '08 at 03:57

Allan Wind

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 23 '09 at 04:14

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You could use QuickGraph to easily model the graph programatically, then export it to GraphViz or GLEE, then render it to PNG.

answered Nov 23 '09 at 04:14

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 16 '10 at 06:57

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Well, here's another answer 2 years later. Protovis now does force-directed graph layouts rendered in browser: http://vis.stanford.edu/protovis/ex/force.html Might be easier if you can't install client-side software. Also it's fun and interactive!

answered Jun 16 '10 at 06:57

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ЯegDwight · Answer 6 · 2009-02-20T20:42:45.903

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GraphViz does a nice job for tiny graphs, but not for huge ones. If your graph is reasonlably large, try aiSee or have a look at the alternatives on this list.

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answered Feb 17 '09 at 13:27

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score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Sep 16 '08 at 09:09

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I would recommend zedgraph

answered Sep 16 '08 at 09:09

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Sep 14 '18 at 09:59

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Disclaimer: I'm Image-Charts founder.

If you are looking for an web API:

https://image-charts.com/chart
?cht=gv
&chl=graph g{1;2;3;4;5;6; 6 -- 4 -- 5 -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4; 2 -- 5;)

answered Sep 14 '18 at 09:59

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Sep 16 '08 at 04:02

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You might be able to pull this off with Google's Chart API. It is very easy to get started with.

answered Sep 16 '08 at 04:02

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This is not an option for this type of graph. – Kenn Sep 16 '08 at 06:21
charts and graphs are two different things. – xxxxxxx Mar 14 '10 at 08:03

Drawing a Web Graph

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