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LoadAsync(String,Object) Method
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Leadtools.Codecs Namespace > RasterCodecs Class > LoadAsync Method : LoadAsync(String,Object) Method



fileName
A System.String containing the name of the image file to load.
userState
A user-defined object that is passed to the method invoked when the asynchronous operation completes.
fileName
A System.String containing the name of the image file to load.
userState
A user-defined object that is passed to the method invoked when the asynchronous operation completes.
Loads the specified image file using default options asynchronously.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Overloads Public Function LoadAsync( _
   ByVal fileName As String, _
   ByVal userState As Object _
) As RasterImage
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As RasterCodecs
Dim fileName As String
Dim userState As Object
Dim value As RasterImage
 
value = instance.LoadAsync(fileName, userState)
C# 
public RasterImage LoadAsync( 
   string fileName,
   object userState
)
C++/CLI 
public:
RasterImage^ LoadAsync( 
   String^ fileName,
   Object^ userState
) 

Parameters

fileName
A System.String containing the name of the image file to load.
userState
A user-defined object that is passed to the method invoked when the asynchronous operation completes.

Return Value

The Leadtools.RasterImage object that this method loads. See remarks for the usage of this object.

Example

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Public Sub LoadAsyncFile1Example()
      Dim srcFileName As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Image1.cmp")

      Dim codecs As New RasterCodecs()

      ' Now load the image asynchronously
      AddHandler codecs.LoadAsyncCompleted, AddressOf LoadAsyncFile1Example_LoadAsyncCompleted
      Dim rasterImageObject As Object = codecs.LoadAsync(srcFileName, Nothing)

      ' Notice that the returned rasterImageObject is a RasterImage with IsLoading set to true at this point
      ' The IsLoading will be false (and hence, the object will be usable) when the LoadAsyncCompleteted
      ' fires.
   End Sub

   Private Sub LoadAsyncFile1Example_LoadAsyncCompleted(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As CodecsLoadAsyncCompletedEventArgs)
      If e.Cancelled Then
         Console.WriteLine("User canceled")
      ElseIf Not IsNothing(e.Error) Then
         Console.WriteLine("Error: " + e.Error.Message)
      Else
         ' Everything is OK, get the image
         Dim image As RasterImage = e.Image
         Console.WriteLine("Image at {0} loaded OK, size: {1} by {2}", e.FileName, image.Width, image.Height)
         image.Dispose()
      End If

      ' Unsubscribe to the event and dispose the RasterCodecs object
      Dim codecs As RasterCodecs = DirectCast(sender, RasterCodecs)
      RemoveHandler codecs.LoadAsyncCompleted, AddressOf LoadAsyncFile1Example_LoadAsyncCompleted
      codecs.Dispose()
   End Sub

Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS
   Public Const ImagesDir As String = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images"
End Class
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public void LoadAsyncFile1Example()
   {
      string srcFileName = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Image1.cmp");

      RasterCodecs codecs = new RasterCodecs();

      // Now load the image asynchronously
      codecs.LoadAsyncCompleted += new EventHandler<CodecsLoadAsyncCompletedEventArgs>(LoadAsyncFile1Example_LoadAsyncCompleted);
      object rasterImageObject = codecs.LoadAsync(srcFileName, null);

      // Notice that the returned rasterImageObject is a RasterImage with IsLoading set to true at this point
      // The IsLoading will be false (and hence, the object will be usable) when the LoadAsyncCompleteted
      // fires.
   }

   private void LoadAsyncFile1Example_LoadAsyncCompleted(object sender, CodecsLoadAsyncCompletedEventArgs e)
   {
      if(e.Cancelled)
      {
         Console.WriteLine("User canceled");
      }
      else if(e.Error != null)
      {
         Console.WriteLine("Error: " + e.Error.Message);
      }
      else
      {
         // Everything is OK, get the image
         RasterImage image = e.Image;
         Console.WriteLine("Image at {0} loaded OK, size: {1} by {2}", e.FileName, image.Width, image.Height);
         image.Dispose();
      }

      // Unsubscribe to the event and dispose the RasterCodecs object
      RasterCodecs codecs = sender as RasterCodecs;
      codecs.LoadAsyncCompleted -= new EventHandler<CodecsLoadAsyncCompletedEventArgs>(LoadAsyncFile1Example_LoadAsyncCompleted);
      codecs.Dispose();
   }

static class LEAD_VARS
{
   public const string ImagesDir = @"C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images";
}
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Remarks

The file can be in any supported image file format and bits per pixel, whether compressed or uncompressed.

This method will load all the pages in a multipage file. The resulting image will have the same bits/pixel and color order value of the image as it was stored in the file.

LEADTOOLS will attempt to load corrupted files, so you can see at least a portion of the image. For these images, the load methods succeed, but LoadStatus will return an error code.

Use the CodecsLoadOptions class to set up other load options parameters before calling this method.

Support for 12 and 16-bit grayscale images is only available in the Document/Medical Imaging editions.

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

LEADTOOLS loads all PDF files as Raster PDF uncompressed RasterImageFormat.RasPdf, regardless of the compression and color space used when saving the file.

The RasterCodecs class supports loading image files asynchronously using the LoadAsync methods. When calling any of these methods, the caller thread will not be blocked and the method will return instantly with an instance Leadtools.RasterImage that is in a loading status (RasterImage.IsLoading set to true). You should not use the other properties of this object while the object is in loading status.

When the RasterCodecs object finishes loading the image, the various properties of the Leadtools.RasterImage will be populated with the image information and data and the RasterImage.IsLoading property will be set to false.

It is recommended that you do not poll for the RasterImage.IsLoading property to check when the image is finished loaded, instead, subscribe to the LoadAsyncCompleted event to get notification on when the RasterCodecs.LoadAsync operation is completed and if any errors occurred.

The LoadAsyncCompleted event data will also contain the same object returned from LoadAsync so you do not have to keep the original object in your application.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Silverlight, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Server 2008 family, Windows Vista, Windows 7, MAC OS/X (Intel Only)

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