ImageGear for C and C++ on Windows v21.0 - Updated
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    IG_image_is_gray
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    This function is called to determine if an image is a grayscale image.

    Declaration:

     
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    AT_ERRCOUNT ACCUAPI IG_image_is_gray(
           HIGEAR hIGear,
           LPAT_BOOL lpIsImageGray
    );
    

    Arguments:

    Name Type Description
    hIGear HIGEAR HIGEAR handle of image.
    lpIsImageGray LPAT_BOOL Pointer to a variable which will be overwritten with TRUE if the image is grayscale, and with FALSE if it is not grayscale.

    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 for C and C++.

    Sample:

    Medical, Timing, FlashPix

    Example:

     
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    AT_ERRCOUNT nErrcount;  // Number of errors on stack
    HIGEAR hIGear;          // Handle of image
    AT_BOOL bItsGray;        // Will be set = TRUE if grayscale
    
    // Load image file "picture.bmp" from working directory
    nErrcount = IG_load_file("picture.bmp", &hIGear);
    if(nErrcount == 0)
    {
        nErrcount = IG_image_is_gray(hIGear, &bItsGray);
        // ...
        // Destroy the image
        IG_image_delete(hIGear);
    }
    

    Remarks:

    The function considers the image to be grayscale, if either of the following is true:

    FALSE is returned for all 1-bit indexed images, even if the palette contains two shades of gray.