ImageGear for C and C++ on Linux v20.0 - Updated
IG_util_colorspace_color_count_get
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This function returns the number of color channels in the specified color space.

Declaration:

 
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AT_UINT ACCUAPI IG_util_colorspace_color_count_get(
        enumIGColorSpaceIDs colorSpace
);

Arguments:

Name Type Description
colorSpace enumIGColorSpaceIDs Color space ID.

Return Value:

The number of color channels.

Supported Raster Image Formats:

This function does not process image pixels.

Example:

 
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enumIGColorSpaceIDs colorSpace = IG_COLOR_SPACE_ID_RGBA;
AT_UINT nColor;         /* Number of color channels */
nColor = IG_util_colorspace_color_count_get(colorSpace);
/* nColor is 3 */

Remarks:

Color channels are all image channels except alpha and extra channels.

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