How do I embed an SVG image inside another SVG image using Batik svggen?

Question

I am programatically generating a large image using the Java Graphics2D related libraries. I am using the SVGGraphics2D class from Batik to allow rendering to SVG.

My challenge is that I have a set of icons that are already in SVG format that I want to embed into the larger image.

Based on the Batik documents I understand how to bring the icon SVG files into the Graphics2D environment using an ImageTranscoder. However this process is rasterizing the SVG files and turning them into a BufferedImage.

The result is that when I render the main image at larger dimensions, the icons look horrible while the rest of the image is crisp.

Is there a way to embed an SVG image using SVGGraphics2D without rasterizing it first?

Thanks

Answer 1

Create an SVG <image> element using createElementNS, set the xlink:href attribute using setAttributeNS to where your SVG icons are hosted and the x, y, width and height attributes using setAttribute.