How to Run Aspose.SVG for .NET Examples

The official Aspose.SVG for .NET GitHub repository contains runnable C# examples for creating, loading, editing, converting, rendering, and vectorizing SVG content. These are example projects, not XUnit documentation tests.

Download the Examples

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/aspose-svg/Aspose.SVG-for-.NET.git

Alternatively, download the repository ZIP archive and extract it locally.

The repository currently contains the following useful locations:

Location	What it contains
Examples/Aspose.SVG.Examples.CSharp.sln	Visual Studio solution for the principal C# examples
Examples/CSharp/CSharp.csproj	Console example project targeting .NET 6.0
Examples/CSharp/RunExamples.cs	Entry point that selects the examples to execute
Examples/Data	Input SVG and other data files used by examples
Docs	Short developer-oriented articles included with the repository

Requirements

Before running the examples:

• Install a compatible .NET SDK. The principal CSharp.csproj project currently targets .NET 6.0.
• Allow NuGet package restore on the first build. The example projects reference the Aspose.SVG NuGet package.
• Keep the Examples/Data directory together with the project files. The examples use input documents from that directory and create output folders as they run.
• Apply a license when you need unrestricted output. See Licensing Aspose.SVG for .NET for evaluation limitations and license-loading examples.

Choose the Examples to Run

The main console project starts in Examples/CSharp/RunExamples.cs. Its Main() method calls examples for conversion, document creation and loading, saving, text vectorization, DOM editing, selectors, XPath, and traversal.

Before running the project, review the calls in Main() and keep enabled only the examples you want to execute. This is especially useful when you want to examine a single conversion result or avoid running samples that require an input, license, or network resource not needed for your task.

Run Using the .NET CLI

From the repository root, build the principal C# example project:

dotnet build Examples/CSharp/CSharp.csproj

After selecting the calls to execute in RunExamples.cs, run the project:

dotnet run --project Examples/CSharp/CSharp.csproj

Conversion and save examples write generated files under Examples/output, while their input files are read from Examples/Data.

Run Using Visual Studio

1. Open Examples/Aspose.SVG.Examples.CSharp.sln in Visual Studio.
2. Open Examples/CSharp/RunExamples.cs and select the example calls that you want to run.
3. Build the solution; Visual Studio restores the required NuGet packages.
4. Run the CSharp console project and inspect generated files in the output directories used by the selected examples.

Explore the Available Examples

The main project includes examples for common Aspose.SVG tasks:

• LoadSaveConvert – create or load SVG documents, save files, convert SVG to PDF, XPS, and image formats, render documents, and vectorize text.
• WorkingWithSVGDocument – edit SVG content, query nodes with CSS selectors and XPath, inspect content, and traverse elements.
• GettingStarted – apply an Aspose.SVG license in code.

Contribute or Get Help

To add or improve an example, fork the Aspose.SVG for .NET repository, make your change in a branch, and submit a pull request.

For questions about running examples or using the API, visit the Aspose.SVG support forum.

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