L_LoadBitmap

#include "l_bitmap.h"

L_LTFIL_API L_INT L_LoadBitmap(pszFile, pBitmap, uStructSize, nBitsPerPixel, nOrder, pLoadOptions, pFileInfo)

L_TCHAR* pszFile;

/* name of the file to load */

pBITMAPHANDLE pBitmap;

/* pointer to the target bitmap handle */

L_UINT uStructSize;

/* size in bytes, of the structure pointed to by pBitmap */

L_INT nBitsPerPixel;

/* resulting bitmap pixel depth */

L_INT nOrder;

/* color order for 16-, 24-, 32-, 48, and 64-bit bitmaps */

pLOADFILEOPTION pLoadOptions;

/* pointer to optional extended load options */

pFILEINFO pFileInfo;

/* pointer to a structure */

Loads an image file into a bitmap. The file can be in any supported image file format and bits per pixel, whether compressed or uncompressed.

Note:

More options are available in the LOADFILEOPTION structure.

 

Parameter

Description

pszFile

Character string containing the name of the file to load.

pBitmap

Pointer to the bitmap handle referencing the target bitmap.

uStructSize

Size in bytes, of the structure pointed to by pBitmap, for versioning. Use sizeof(BITMAPHANDLE).

nBitsPerPixel

Resulting bitmap pixel depth. The following are valid values:

 

Value

Meaning

 

0

Keep the original file's pixel depth (Do not convert). A special note about loading 12 and 16-bit grayscale images.

 

1 to 8

The specified bits per pixel in the resultant bitmap

 

12

12 bits per pixel in the resultant bitmap.

 

16

16 bits per pixel in the resultant bitmap

 

24

24 bits per pixel in the resultant bitmap

 

32

32 bits per pixel in the resultant bitmap

 

48

48 bits per pixel in the resultant bitmap

 

64

64 bits per pixel in the resultant bitmap

 

nOrder

Color order for 16-, 24-, 32-, 48-, and 64-bit bitmaps. If the resultant bitmap is less than 16 bits per pixel, this will have no effect since palletized images have no order. The following are valid values:

 

Value

Meaning

 

ORDER_RGB

[0] Red, green, and blue color order in memory

 

ORDER_BGR

[1] Blue, green, and red color order in memory

 

ORDER_GRAY

[2] 12 or 16-bit grayscale image. 12 and 16-bit grayscale images are only supported in Document and Medical Imaging toolkits.

 

ORDER_RGBORGRAY

[3] Load the image as red, green, blue OR as a 12 or 16-bit grayscale image. 12 and 16-bit grayscale images are supported in Document and Medical Imaging toolkits.

 

ORDER_BGRORGRAY

[4] Load the image as blue, green, red OR as a 12 or 16-bit grayscale image. 12 and 16-bit grayscale images are supported in Document and Medical Imaging toolkits.

 

ORDER_ROMM

[5] ROMM order. ROMM only supports 24 and 48-bit images.

 

ORDER_BGRORGRAYORROMM

[6] Load the image as red, green, blue OR as a 12 or 16-bit grayscale image OR as ROMM. 12 and 16-bit grayscale images are supported in Document and Medical Imaging toolkits. ROMM only supports 24 and 48-bit color images.

pLoadOptions

Pointer to optional extended load options. Pass NULL to use the default load options.

pFileInfo

Pointer to a FILEINFO structure. This structure may contain file information used in loading an image, or it may be updated with information about the file being loaded.

 

If nothing is known about the file, pass NULL for this parameter, or declare a variable of type FILEINFO and set the FILEINFO.Flags to 0, then pass the address of the FILEINFO structure in this parameter. In this case, if the address of a FILEINFO structure is passed, the FILEINFO structure will be updated with the results of L_FileInfo.

 

If only the file type is known, set pFileInfo.Format to the file type and set pFileInfo.Flags to FILEINFO_FORMATVALID. This can also be done if L_FileInfo has been called previously, but values that affect the size of the image loaded have been changed (for example, by calling L_SetPCDResolution or L_SetWMFResolution). In this case the FILEINFO structure pointed to by pFileInfo will be updated with the results of L_FileInfo.

 

If L_FileInfo has been called prior to calling this function, and no changes have been made to the contents of the structure filled by L_FileInfo, then the address of the filled FILEINFO structure can be passed for this parameter. In this case, the FILEINFO.Flags member should be set to FILEINFO_INFOVALID. The L_FileInfo function will set the FILEINFO.Flags to FILEINFO_INFOVALID. In this case the load will be faster since this function does not have to query the file filters for the file type.

 

Note: Local variables are not initialized (since they are placed on the stack). So if you have a FILEINFO structure as a local variable, the value of its Flags parameter is undefined, possibly having FILEINFO_INFOVALID or FILEINFO_FORMATVALID set. That is why it is important to initialize FILEINFO.Flags before passing the address of the FILEINFO structure to the function.

Returns

SUCCESS

The function was successful.

< 1

An error occurred. Refer to Return Codes.

Comments

Support for 12 and 16-bit grayscale images is available in Document and Medical Imaging toolkits.

Support for writing AVI files is only available in the Multimedia toolkits.

For supported formats, refer to Summary of All Supported Image File Formats.

Before calling this function, you may need to get or set file information, such as the page number of a multi-page file or the resolution of a PCD file. Refer to Getting and Setting File Information.

The function will initialize the bitmap handle and allocate the storage necessary to hold the image. If the bits per pixel of the file is larger than 8 bits, the image data will be loaded in the same color order as the one passed to the function in nOrder.

Since the function allocates storage to hold the image, it is up to you to free this storage by calling L_FreeBitmap.

Warning: The function will return ERROR_INV_PARAMETER if nOrder was set to ORDER_GRAY and the image file was not 12 or 16 bits per pixel.

Note:

If Document/Medical support is unlocked, and the format being loaded is FILE_LEAD1BIT, FILE_CCITT_GROUP3_1DIM, FILE_CCITT_GROUP3_2DIM, FILE_CCITT_GROUP4, FILE_ICA_G3_1D, FILE_ICA_G3_2D, FILE_ICA_G4, FILE_RAWICA_G3_1D, FILE_RAWICA_G3_2D, FILE_RAWICA_G4, FILE_FAX_G3_1D, FILE_FAX_G3_2D, FILE_FAX_G4, FILE_WFX_G3_1D, or FILE_WFX_G4, the image data will be loaded compressed. For more information, refer to Speeding Up 1-Bit Documents.

 

Please note that if you are loading a PDF file, LEADTOOLS loads all PDF files as Raster PDF uncompressed (FILE_RAS_PDF), regardless of the compression and color space used when saving the file.

Required DLLs and Libraries

LTFIL
File format DLLs

For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

Platforms

Win32, x64, Mobile.

See Also

Functions:

L_LoadFile, L_LoadFileOffset, L_ReadFileStamp, L_SetLoadResolution, L_SetPCDResolution, L_SetWMFResolution, L_SetLoadInfoCallback, L_DlgOpen, L_CreatePanWindow,
For Vector files: L_2DGetViewMode, L2DGetViewPort, L_2DSetViewMode, L_2DSetViewPort, L_GetLoadStatus

Topics:

Raster Image Functions: Loading Files

 

Raster Image Functions: Redirecting Input and Output

 

Raster Image Functions: Input and Output

 

Loading and Saving Images

 

Using a PanWindow

Example

For complete sample code, refer to the FEATURE1 example. This example loads a bitmap 

 L_INT LoadBitmapExample(L_VOID)
{
   L_INT nRet;
   /* Bitmap handle to hold the loaded image. */
   BITMAPHANDLE LeadBitmap;

   /* Load the bitmap, keeping the bits per pixel of the file */
   nRet = L_LoadBitmap (MAKE_IMAGE_PATH(TEXT("IMAGE1.CMP")), &LeadBitmap, sizeof(BITMAPHANDLE), 0, ORDER_BGR, NULL, NULL);
   if(nRet != SUCCESS)
      return nRet;
   if(LeadBitmap.Flags.Allocated)
      L_FreeBitmap(&LeadBitmap);
   return SUCCESS;
}