From f9bf2aa723d09a1735e773bd8765af926c7ee1f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thirumalai <98790479+mthirumalai2905@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2024 15:21:43 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Added How to save as a png

We can save the qrcode generated in our local directory using fs
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 README.md | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -352,6 +352,21 @@ QRCode.toFile(
 
 TypeScript users: if you are using [@types/qrcode](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@types/qrcode), you will need to add a `// @ts-ignore` above the data segment because it expects `data: string`.
 
+## How To Save The QRcode as a PNG to your local Directory
+```javascript
+const QRCode = require('qrcode');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+//The png is hence generated and stored under the images directory
+QRCode.toFile('./images/qrcode.png', 'I am a pony!', function (err, url) {
+  if (err) {
+    console.error(err);
+    return;
+  }
+  console.log('QR code image saved as qrcode.png');
+});
+```
+
 ## Multibyte characters
 Support for multibyte characters isn't present in the initial QR Code standard, but is possible to encode UTF-8 characters in Byte mode.