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AutoDisposeImages Property (RasterImageBox)

Summary

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to auto dispose the old image when a new image is set into this RasterImageBox.

Syntax

C++

public bool AutoDisposeImages {get; set;}

Public Property AutoDisposeImages As Boolean

public: 
property bool AutoDisposeImages { 
   bool get(); 
   void set (    bool ); 
}

Property Value

true if the Leadtools.RasterImage object in Image is automatically disposed when a new image is set; otherwise, false. Default value is true.

Remarks

By default, whenever you set a new Leadtools.RasterImage object into the Image property, the old image (if any) is disposed. Set the value of this property to false to prevent disposing of the old image.

Example

Imports Leadtools.Windows.Controls 
Imports Leadtools.ImageProcessing 
Imports Leadtools.Codecs 
Imports Leadtools 
 
Public Sub RasterImageBox_AutoDisposeImages(ByVal imageBox As RasterImageBox) 
   ' Load two image2  
   Dim codecs As New RasterCodecs() 
   Dim file1 As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Image1.cmp") 
   Dim file2 As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Image2.cmp") 
   Dim image1 As RasterImage = codecs.Load(file1) 
   Dim image2 As RasterImage = codecs.Load(file2) 
 
   ' Make sure the AutoDisposeImage property of the image box is set to true  
   imageBox.AutoDisposeImages = True 
 
   ' Set the first image into the image box  
   imageBox.Image = image1 
 
   ' Now set the second image into the image box (this disposes the first image since the AutoDisposeImage property is true)  
   imageBox.Image = image2 
 
   ' Try to access the first image, it generates a NullReferenceException exception since the image has been disposed  
   MessageBox.Show("Try to access the first image, it generates a NullReferenceException exception since the image has been disposed.") 
   Try 
      Dim width As Integer = image1.Width 
      MessageBox.Show(String.Format("Width is {0} pixels", width)) 
   Catch ex As NullReferenceException 
      MessageBox.Show(ex.Message) 
   End Try 
 
   ' Set the image to Nothing (will dispose the second image as well)  
   imageBox.Image = Nothing 
 
   ' Now re-load the two images  
   image1 = codecs.Load(file1) 
   image2 = codecs.Load(file2) 
 
   ' Make sure the AutoDisposeImage property of the image box is set to false  
   imageBox.AutoDisposeImages = False 
 
   ' Set the first image into the image box  
   imageBox.Image = image1 
 
   ' Now set the second image into the image box (this will not disposes the first image since the AutoDisposeImage property is false)  
   imageBox.Image = image2 
 
   ' Try to access the first image, it should work fine this time  
   Try 
      Dim width As Integer = image1.Width 
      MessageBox.Show(String.Format("Width is {0} pixels", width)) 
   Catch ex As NullReferenceException 
      MessageBox.Show(ex.Message) 
   End Try 
 
   ' Set the image to Nothing (will not dispose the second image)  
   imageBox.Image = Nothing 
 
   ' We should now dispose the two images manually  
   image1.Dispose() 
   image2.Dispose() 
   codecs.Dispose() 
 
End Sub 
 
Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS 
Public Const ImagesDir As String = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images" 
End Class

using Leadtools.Help; 
using Leadtools.Windows.Controls; 
using Leadtools.ImageProcessing; 
using Leadtools.Codecs; 
 
public void RasterImageBox_AutoDisposeImages(RasterImageBox imageBox) 
{ 
   // Load two image2  
   RasterCodecs codecs = new RasterCodecs(); 
   string file1 = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Image1.cmp"); 
   string file2 = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Image2.cmp"); 
   RasterImage image1 = codecs.Load(file1); 
   RasterImage image2 = codecs.Load(file2); 
 
   // Make sure the AutoDisposeImage property of the image box is set to true  
   imageBox.AutoDisposeImages = true; 
 
   // Set the first image into the image box  
   imageBox.Image = image1; 
 
   // Now set the second image into the image box (this disposes the first image since the AutoDisposeImage property is true)  
   imageBox.Image = image2; 
 
   // Try to access the first image, it generates a NullReferenceException exception since the image has been disposed  
   MessageBox.Show("Try to access the first image, it generates a NullReferenceException exception since the image has been disposed."); 
   try 
   { 
      int width = image1.Width; 
      MessageBox.Show(string.Format("Width is {0} pixels", width)); 
   } 
   catch(NullReferenceException ex) 
   { 
      MessageBox.Show(ex.Message); 
   } 
 
   // Set the image to null (will dispose the second image as well)  
   imageBox.Image = null; 
 
   // Now re-load the two images  
   image1 = codecs.Load(file1); 
   image2 = codecs.Load(file2); 
 
   // Make sure the AutoDisposeImage property of the image box is set to false  
   imageBox.AutoDisposeImages = false; 
 
   // Set the first image into the image box  
   imageBox.Image = image1; 
 
   // Now set the second image into the image box (this will not disposes the first image since the AutoDisposeImage property is false)  
   imageBox.Image = image2; 
 
   // Try to access the first image, it should work fine this time  
   try 
   { 
      int width = image1.Width; 
      MessageBox.Show(string.Format("Width is {0} pixels", width)); 
   } 
   catch(NullReferenceException ex) 
   { 
      MessageBox.Show(ex.Message); 
   } 
 
   // Set the image to null (will not dispose the second image)  
   imageBox.Image = null; 
 
   // We should now dispose the two images manually  
   image1.Dispose(); 
   image2.Dispose(); 
   codecs.Dispose(); 
} 
 
static class LEAD_VARS 
{ 
public const string ImagesDir = @"C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images"; 
}