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Generating a Gradient Checkerboard
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 20001102//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/CR-SVG-20001102/DTD/svg-20001102.dtd">
<svg width="800" height="400">
<defs>
<linearGradient id="gradientDefinition"
x1="0" y1="0" x2="40" y2="40"
gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
<stop offset="0%" style="stop-color:#FF0000"/>
<stop offset="100%" style="stop-color:#000000"/>
</linearGradient>
<pattern id="checkerPattern"
width="40" height="40"
patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
<rect fill="url(#gradientDefinition)"
stroke="yellow" stroke-dasharray="4 4 4 4"
x="0" y="0" width="40" height="40"/>
</pattern>
</defs>
<rect
fill="url(#checkerPattern)"
style="stroke:red"
x="0" y="0" width="800" height="400"/>
</svg>
]]>