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    This function obtains information about the image located in a memory buffer. This is an obsolete function, see remarks.

    Declaration:

     
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    AT_ERRCOUNT ACCUAPI IG_info_get_mem(
       LPVOID lpImage,
       AT_UINT nImageSize,
       UINT nPage,
       LPAT_MODE lpFileType,
       LPAT_MODE lpCompression,
       LPAT_DIB lpDIB
    );
    

    Arguments:

    Name Type Description
    lpImage LPVOID Pointer to memory location of an image file that is currently in memory.
    nImageSize AT_UINT Size of image in memory.
    nPage UINT Page number for which the info is obtained. Note that page numbers begin at 1, not 0. Set nPage to 1 if this is not a multi-page memory file.
    lpFileType LPAT_MODE Pointer to an AT_MODE variable in which the file type will be returned. See enumIGFormats for possible values.
    lpCompression LPAT_MODE Pointer to an AT_MODE variable in which compression type will be returned. See enumIGCompressions for possible values.
    lpDIB LPAT_DIB Pointer to an AT_DIB structure to which other file information such as width, height, and Bits Per Pixel will be returned.

    Return Value:

    Returns 0 if successful. Otherwise, returns the number of ImageGear errors that occurred during this function call.

    Supported Raster Image Formats:

    If lpDIB is not NULL, then

    otherwise, all pixel formats supported by ImageGear for C and C++.

    Sample:

    None

    Example:

     
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    char* lpBuffer;            // Memory buffer with the image
    AT_UINT nBufferSize;    // Size of the memory buffer
    AT_MODE nFileType;        // Will receive an IG_FORMAT_ constant
    AT_MODE nCompression;    // Will receive an IG_COMPRESSION_ constant
    AT_DIB atDIB;
    AT_ERRCOUNT nErrcount;        // Returned count of errors
    
    // Open a file and get its size
    FILE* fp = NULL;
    fopen_s(&fp, "picture.bmp", "rb");
    if(fp != NULL)
    {
        fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_END);
        nBufferSize = (AT_UINT)ftell(fp);
        fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_SET);
        // Allocate memory and read the image into the memory buffer
        lpBuffer = (char*)malloc(nBufferSize);
        fread(lpBuffer, 1, nBufferSize, fp);
        // File is no longer needed - close it
        fclose(fp);
        // Get image info
        nErrcount = IG_info_get_mem(lpBuffer, nBufferSize, 1, &nFileType, &nCompression, &atDIB);
        fclose(fp);
    
        // ...
        // Delete memory buffer
        free(lpBuffer);
    }
    

    Remarks:

    This function is only kept for backward compatibility reasons. Please use IG_info_get_mem_ex instead.

    Any of the output parameters such as lpFileType, lpCompression or lpDIB can be NULL, if the corresponding info is not required.