This function loads an image from the specified file into memory and creates a HIGEAR handle for the image.
Declaration:
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AT_ERRCOUNT ACCUAPI IG_load_file(
const LPSTR lpszFileName,
LPHIGEAR lphIGear
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Arguments:
| lpszFileName | Name of image file (you may include path with filename) to load into memory. |
| lphIGear | Pointer to HIGEAR object in which to return the ImageGear handle of the image. |
Return Value:
Returns 0 if successful. Otherwise, returns the number of ImageGear errors that occurred during this function call.Supported Raster Image Formats:
All pixel formats supported by ImageGear Professional.
Sample:
Clipboard, Color, Display, GUI Windows, Image Processing, JPEG, Magnify, Medical, MFC, Palette Edit, Pixel Access, Thumbnail, MFC Threads, Annotation, Vector, Filters, FlashPix, ImageClean, MULTIMED, Scan, TWAIN
Example:
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HIGEAR hIGear = 0; /* Will hold handle returned by IG_load_file*/ AT_ERRCOUNT nErrcount; /* Count of errs on stack upon ret from func*/ /* Load image file "picture.bmp" from working directory, creating DIB */ /* and obtaining the image's ImageGear handle: */ nErrcount = IG_load_file ( "picture.bmp" , &hIGear ); //... // Destroy the image if(IG_image_is_valid(hIGear)) { IG_image_delete(hIGear); } |
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Remarks:
The handle which ImageGear assigns for this image is returned to you in argument lphIGear. The file named by filename may be in any format recognized by ImageGear. IG_load_file() will determine the format by inspecting the file's header section. See ImageGear Supported File Formats Reference for information on image file formats supported by ImageGear.
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Note that simply loading the file does not cause it to be displayed. Refer to IG_dspl_image_draw and related routines, for how to display an image once it is in memory. See also IG_load_file_display. Some file formats, such as TXT, JPEG, and others, may be loaded with additional control, using IG_fltr_ctrl_get and IG_fltr_ctrl_set. See the description of these functions also in Using Format Filters API for Filter Control. |
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If the file pointed to by lpszFileName has multiple pages (images), the function will load the first page. To load pages of multi-page images, use IG_fltr_load_file, IG_load_FD or IG_load_mem. This function can also be used to load Internet files. See the example code. The function IG_load_internet is a more versatile function for loading Internet files. |