man/as_image.Rd

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\name{as_image}
\alias{as_image}
\title{Render the table as an format-independent image and use it in rmarkdown}
\usage{
as_image(x, width = NULL, height = NULL, file = NULL, ...)
}
\arguments{
\item{x}{kable input. Either HTML or LaTeX}

\item{width}{Image width in inches. (1 inch = 2.54 cm)}

\item{height}{Image height in inches. (1 inch = 2.54 cm)}

\item{file}{By default, as_image saves to an temp file, which works for
normal rmarkdown. However if you are using things like xaringan, which can't
be a standalone html, you can specify this file be the path you need, eg.
"img/something.png"}

\item{...}{Additional arguments passed to save_kable.}
}
\description{
This function generates a temporary png file using \code{save_kable}
and then try to put it in an rmarkdown document using
\code{knitr::include_graphics}.
}
\examples{
\dontrun{
library(kableExtra)

kable(mtcars, "latex", booktabs = T) \%>\%
kable_styling(latex_options = c("striped", "scale_down")) \%>\%
row_spec(1, color = "red") \%>\%
as_image()
}
}