Method renderer

src/plots/plot.ts:601–627

(renderer?: Renderer)

   */
  public renderer(renderer: Renderer): this;
  public renderer(renderer?: Renderer): Renderer | this {
    if (renderer === undefined) {
      return this._canvas == null ? "svg" : "canvas";
    } else {
      if (this._canvas == null && renderer === "canvas") {
        // construct the canvas, remove drawer's renderAreas, set drawer's canvas
        this._canvas = d3.select(document.createElement("canvas")).classed("plot-canvas", true);
        this._bufferCanvas = d3.select(document.createElement("canvas"));
        if (this.element() != null) {
          this._appendCanvasNode();
        }
        this._datasetToDrawer.forEach((drawer) => {
          drawer.useCanvas(this._canvas);
        });
        this.render();
      } else if (this._canvas != null && renderer == "svg") {
        this._canvas.remove();
        this._canvas = null;
        this._bufferCanvas = null;
        this._datasetToDrawer.forEach((drawer) => {
          drawer.useSVG(this._renderArea);
        });
        this.render();
      }
      return this;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Adds a Dataset to the Plot.