L_UnderlayBitmap

#include "l_bitmap.h"

L_LTDIS_API L_INT L_UnderlayBitmap(pBitmapDst, pUnderlay, uFlags)

Combines two bitmaps so that one appears to be an underlying texture for the other. This is most effective when the underlying image is a filtered one, such as an embossed image.

Parameters

pBITMAPHANDLE pBitmapDst

Pointer to the bitmap handle that references the bitmap to be used as the target image. This is the image that appears to be on top and retains its colors.

pBITMAPHANDLE pUnderlay

Pointer to the bitmap handle that references the bitmap to be used as the underlying image. This is the image that appears to be on bottom and is grayscaled as it is combined with the target image.

L_UINT uFlags

Indicators of how the underlying image is to be positioned. Valid values are:

Value Meaning
UB_TILE [0x00] Tile the underlay. This repeats the underlying image, so that it fills the target image. This function does not do any resizing; you are responsible for the size of the tiles.
UB_STRETCH [0x01] Stretch the underlay to fit the dimensions of the target image.

Returns

Value Meaning
SUCCESS The function was successful.
< 1 An error occurred. Refer to Return Codes.

Comments

This function changes the colors of the underlay to grayscale as it combines the images. It updates the target bitmap pBitmapDst, leaving the second bitmap pUnderlay unchanged. The underlying image can either be stretched or tiled to fill the target image, as shown in the following illustration:

image\undlay.gif

To update a status bar or detect a user interrupt during execution of this function, refer to L_SetStatusCallback.

If a region is defined for the target bitmap, the underlay is applied to the region, not to the whole bitmap. (Any region defined for the underlay bitmap is ignored.)

Required DLLs and Libraries

Platforms

Win32, x64.

See Also

Functions

Topics

Example

For complete sample code, refer to the CLRSPACE
example.

L_INT UnderlayBitmapExample(L_VOID) 
{ 
   L_INT nRet; 
   /* This example uses TmpBitmap as a tiled underlay for LeadBitmap */ 
   BITMAPHANDLE LeadBitmap;   /* Bitmap handle to hold the loaded image */ 
   BITMAPHANDLE TmpBitmap;    /* Temporary bitmap */ 
 
   /* Load both bitmaps, at 24 bits per pixel */ 
   nRet = L_LoadBitmap (MAKE_IMAGE_PATH(TEXT("ImageProcessingDemo\\Image3.cmp")), &LeadBitmap, sizeof(BITMAPHANDLE), 24, ORDER_BGR, NULL, NULL); 
   if(nRet != SUCCESS) 
      return nRet; 
   nRet = L_LoadBitmap (MAKE_IMAGE_PATH(TEXT("ULAY1.BMP")), &TmpBitmap, sizeof(BITMAPHANDLE), 24, ORDER_BGR, NULL, NULL); 
   if(nRet != SUCCESS) 
      return nRet; 
 
   /* Use TmpBitmap as a tiled underlay for LeadBitmap */ 
   nRet = L_UnderlayBitmap(&LeadBitmap, &TmpBitmap, UB_TILE); 
   if(nRet != SUCCESS) 
      return nRet; 
 
   nRet = L_SaveBitmap(MAKE_IMAGE_PATH(TEXT("Result.BMP")), &LeadBitmap, FILE_BMP, 24, 0, NULL); 
   if(nRet != SUCCESS) 
      return nRet; 
 
   /* Free the temporary bitmap */ 
   L_FreeBitmap(&TmpBitmap); 
   L_FreeBitmap(&LeadBitmap); 
   return SUCCESS; 
} 

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