FromWmf(IntPtr,int,int) Method

Summary

Converts a Windows Metafile (WMF) into a LEADTOOLS Leadtools.RasterImage object.

Syntax

C++

public static RasterImage FromWmf( 
   IntPtr hwmf, 
   int width, 
   int height 
)

Public Overloads Shared Function FromWmf( _ 
   ByVal hwmf As IntPtr, _ 
   ByVal width As Integer, _ 
   ByVal height As Integer _ 
) As RasterImage

public: 
static RasterImage^ FromWmf(  
   IntPtr hwmf, 
   int width, 
   int height 
)

Parameters

hwmf
Handle to the WMF to be converted.

width
Amount by which to scale the metafile's original width.

height
Amount by which to scale the metafile's original height.

Return Value

The newly created Leadtools.RasterImage object.

Remarks

Some metafiles do not have a background color, and hence, when the metafile is used to create a Leadtools.RasterImage object, the area not covered by the metafile objects will contain the default image background color (black). To create a raster image from a metafile like this with a specific background color, use FromWmf(hemf, width, height, backColor).

When this method is completed, there are two copies of the drawing in memory: the new Leadtools.RasterImage object and the original WMF. Freeing one will not affect the other.

The metafile can be loaded at the original dimension or scaled by using the width and height parameters.

If width == 0 and height == 0 - the metafile is loaded at the size present in the file.

If width == 0 and height > 0 - the metafile is stretched so that it has the height height (preserving the aspect ratio).

If width > 0 and height == 0 - the metafile is stretched so that it has the width width (preserving the aspect ratio).

If width > 0 and height > 0 - the metafile is stretched so that it has the width width and height height (the aspect ratio is ignored).

This method does not support signed images.

For more information refer to RasterImage and GDI/GDI+.

Example

This example loads a Leadtools.RasterImage, converts it to a WMF, then converts the WMF back to a Leadtools.RasterImage.

using Leadtools; 
using Leadtools.Codecs; 
using Leadtools.Drawing; 
using Leadtools.ImageProcessing; 
using Leadtools.ImageProcessing.Color; 
 
 
[DllImport("Gdi32", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)] 
private static extern int DeleteMetaFile(IntPtr hwmf); 
 
public void FromWmfExample() 
{ 
   RasterCodecs codecs = new RasterCodecs(); 
 
   IntPtr hwmf; 
 
   // Load an image 
   using (RasterImage image = codecs.Load(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Image1.cmp"), 24, CodecsLoadByteOrder.BgrOrGray, 1, 1)) 
   { 
      // Convert it to WMF 
      hwmf = RasterImageConverter.ToWmf(image); 
 
      // Note, since we converted to an WMF we have two copies of the image in memory and "image" is still usable 
   } 
 
   // Convert the WMF back to a RasterImage preserving the size 
   using (RasterImage image = RasterImageConverter.FromWmf(hwmf, 0, 0)) 
   { 
      // Not since we converted from the WMF, we need to delete it ourselves 
      DeleteMetaFile(hwmf); 
 
      // Save it to disk 
      codecs.Save(image, Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Image1_FromWmf.bmp"), RasterImageFormat.Bmp, 24); 
 
   } 
 
   // Clean up 
   codecs.Dispose(); 
} 
 
static class LEAD_VARS 
{ 
   public const string ImagesDir = @"C:\LEADTOOLS21\Resources\Images"; 
}

Imports Leadtools 
Imports Leadtools.Codecs 
Imports Leadtools.Drawing 
Imports Leadtools.ImageProcessing 
Imports Leadtools.ImageProcessing.Color 
 
<DllImport("Gdi32", CharSet:=CharSet.Auto)> 
Private Shared Function DeleteMetaFile(ByVal hwmf As IntPtr) As Integer 
End Function 
 
Public Sub FromWmfExample() 
   Dim codecs As New RasterCodecs() 
 
   Dim hwmf As IntPtr 
 
   ' Load an image 
   Using image As RasterImage = codecs.Load(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Image1.cmp"), 24, CodecsLoadByteOrder.BgrOrGray, 1, 1) 
      ' Convert it to WMF 
      hwmf = RasterImageConverter.ToWmf(image) 
 
      ' Note, since we converted to an WMF we have two copies of the image in memory and "image" is still usable 
   End Using 
 
   ' Convert the WMF back to a RasterImage preserving the size 
   Using image As RasterImage = RasterImageConverter.FromWmf(hwmf, 0, 0) 
      ' Not since we converted from the WMF, we need to delete it ourselves 
      DeleteMetaFile(hwmf) 
 
      ' Save it to disk 
      codecs.Save(image, Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Image1_FromWmf.bmp"), RasterImageFormat.Bmp, 24) 
   End Using 
 
   ' Clean up 
   codecs.Dispose() 
End Sub 
 
Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS 
   Public Const ImagesDir As String = "C:\LEADTOOLS21\Resources\Images" 
End Class