Own 1.0.x component with jpgraph outputs PNG image as text?

[pe7er]

I am writing some own component (for 1.0.x) that uses JPGraph to draw images/charts.
If I use the JPGraph classes/methods in a standalone .php file, the output is correct.

However, if I use the same code in my component, at the place of $graph->Stroke(); I get the following error:

The image “[some URL]” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors.

and in the html source code shows (besides the regular html output):

‰PNG

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[pe7er]

I tried to use buffered output:

ob_end_clean();
ob_start();
header("Content-Type: image/png");

-> jpgraph instructions, including
    $graph->Stroke();

ob_flush();
flush();
ob_end_clean();

This way the image is shown!
But now the text output from the component is not shown.....

[pe7er]

Thanks to Adam (aka Websmurf) I was able to solve this problem:

You'll have to create a seperate function for it and reference to is with &no_html=1
At the position where you want to have the image, you'll have to put:

<img src="index2.php?option=com_componentname&task=yourspecialfunction&no_html=1" />

In the code of the php part of the component you'll have to add:

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switch ($task){
  case: 'yourspecialfunction':
    generateGraph();
    break;
}

And then put

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function generateGraph(){
  //everything commands that you want to use with jpgraph
  $graph->Stroke();
  exit;
}