How to generate chart image using JavaFX chart API for export without displying first

Question

I have to generate line chart for export (save as png) without displaying the chart. I used existing example from JavaFX site. Is this right way to do it ?

Here is the sample program used to generate png image,

 public class FxChartDemo extends Application {
        public static void main(String[] args) {
            launch(args);
        }
        @Override
        public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
            stage.setTitle("Line Chart Sample");
            //defining the axes
            final NumberAxis xAxis = new NumberAxis();
            final NumberAxis yAxis = new NumberAxis();
            xAxis.setLabel("Number of Month");
            xAxis.setLabel("Number of Month");
            //creating the chart
            LineChart<Number, Number> lineChart =
                    new LineChart<Number, Number>(xAxis, yAxis);
            lineChart.setTitle("Stock Monitoring, 2010");
            //defining a series
            XYChart.Series series = new XYChart.Series();
            series.setName("My portfolio");
            //populating the series with data
            series.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(1, 23));
            series.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(2, 14));
            series.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(3, 15));
            series.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(4, 24));
            series.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(5, 34));
            Scene scene = new Scene(lineChart, 800, 600);
            lineChart.setAnimated(false);
            lineChart.getData().add(series);
            saveAsPng(lineChart, "c:\\temp\\chart.png");
            stage.setScene(scene);
            saveAsPng(lineChart, "c:\\temp\\chart1.png");
            //stage.show();
            System.out.println("After show");
        }
        public void saveAsPng(LineChart lineChart, String path) {
            WritableImage image = lineChart.snapshot(new SnapshotParameters(), null);
            File file = new File(path);
            try {
                ImageIO.write(SwingFXUtils.fromFXImage(image, null), "png", file);
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }

Answer 1

No, it doesn`t work. You should try change this code:

        ......
        saveAsPng(lineChart, "c:\\temp\\chart.png");
        stage.setScene(scene);
        saveAsPng(lineChart, "c:\\temp\\chart1.png");
        //stage.show();
        System.out.println("After show");
    }
    public void saveAsPng(LineChart lineChart, String path) {
        WritableImage image = lineChart.snapshot(new SnapshotParameters(), null);
        ......

to:

    ......
    saveAsPng(scene, "c:\\temp\\chart.png");
    stage.setScene(scene);
    saveAsPng(scene, "c:\\temp\\chart1.png");
    //stage.show();
    System.out.println("After show");
}
public void saveAsPng(Scene scene, String path) {
    WritableImage image = scene.snapshot(null);
    ......

works perfect for me.