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1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: bitmap.h
3 // Purpose: interface of wxBitmap* classes
4 // Author: wxWidgets team
5 // RCS-ID: $Id$
6 // Licence: wxWindows license
7 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
8
9
10 /**
11 In wxBitmap and wxBitmapHandler context this value means: "use the screen depth".
12 */
13 #define wxBITMAP_SCREEN_DEPTH (-1)
14
15 /**
16 @class wxBitmapHandler
17
18 This is the base class for implementing bitmap file loading/saving, and
19 bitmap creation from data.
20 It is used within wxBitmap and is not normally seen by the application.
21
22 If you wish to extend the capabilities of wxBitmap, derive a class from
23 wxBitmapHandler and add the handler using wxBitmap::AddHandler() in your
24 application initialization.
25
26 Note that all wxBitmapHandlers provided by wxWidgets are part of the
27 @ref page_libs_wxcore library.
28 For details about the default handlers, please see the note in the
29 wxBitmap class documentation.
30
31 @library{wxcore}
32 @category{gdi}
33
34 @see @ref overview_bitmap, wxBitmap, wxIcon, wxCursor
35 */
36 class wxBitmapHandler : public wxObject
37 {
38 public:
39 /**
40 Default constructor.
41
42 In your own default constructor, initialise the members m_name,
43 m_extension and m_type.
44 */
45 wxBitmapHandler();
46
47 /**
48 Destroys the wxBitmapHandler object.
49 */
50 virtual ~wxBitmapHandler();
51
52 /**
53 Creates a bitmap from the given data, which can be of arbitrary type.
54 The wxBitmap object @a bitmap is manipulated by this function.
55
56 @param bitmap
57 The wxBitmap object.
58 @param width
59 The width of the bitmap in pixels.
60 @param height
61 The height of the bitmap in pixels.
62 @param depth
63 The depth of the bitmap in pixels.
64 If this is ::wxBITMAP_SCREEN_DEPTH, the screen depth is used.
65 @param data
66 Data whose type depends on the value of type.
67 @param type
68 A bitmap type identifier - see ::wxBitmapType for a list
69 of possible values.
70
71 @return @true if the call succeeded, @false otherwise (the default).
72 */
73 virtual bool Create(wxBitmap* bitmap, const void* data, wxBitmapType type,
74 int width, int height, int depth = 1);
75
76 /**
77 Gets the file extension associated with this handler.
78 */
79 const wxString& GetExtension() const;
80
81 /**
82 Gets the name of this handler.
83 */
84 const wxString& GetName() const;
85
86 /**
87 Gets the bitmap type associated with this handler.
88 */
89 wxBitmapType GetType() const;
90
91 /**
92 Loads a bitmap from a file or resource, putting the resulting data into
93 @a bitmap.
94
95 @param bitmap
96 The bitmap object which is to be affected by this operation.
97 @param name
98 Either a filename or a Windows resource name.
99 The meaning of name is determined by the type parameter.
100 @param type
101 See ::wxBitmapType for values this can take.
102 @param desiredWidth
103 The desired width for the loaded bitmap.
104 @param desiredHeight
105 The desired height for the loaded bitmap.
106
107 @return @true if the operation succeeded, @false otherwise.
108
109 @see wxBitmap::LoadFile, wxBitmap::SaveFile, SaveFile()
110 */
111 virtual bool LoadFile(wxBitmap* bitmap, const wxString& name, wxBitmapType type,
112 int desiredWidth, int desiredHeight);
113
114 /**
115 Saves a bitmap in the named file.
116
117 @param bitmap
118 The bitmap object which is to be affected by this operation.
119 @param name
120 A filename. The meaning of name is determined by the type parameter.
121 @param type
122 See ::wxBitmapType for values this can take.
123 @param palette
124 An optional palette used for saving the bitmap.
125
126 @return @true if the operation succeeded, @false otherwise.
127
128 @see wxBitmap::LoadFile, wxBitmap::SaveFile, LoadFile()
129 */
130 virtual bool SaveFile(const wxBitmap* bitmap, const wxString& name, wxBitmapType type,
131 const wxPalette* palette = NULL) const;
132
133 /**
134 Sets the handler extension.
135
136 @param extension
137 Handler extension.
138 */
139 void SetExtension(const wxString& extension);
140
141 /**
142 Sets the handler name.
143
144 @param name
145 Handler name.
146 */
147 void SetName(const wxString& name);
148
149 /**
150 Sets the handler type.
151
152 @param type
153 Handler type.
154 */
155 void SetType(wxBitmapType type);
156 };
157
158
159 /**
160 @class wxBitmap
161
162 This class encapsulates the concept of a platform-dependent bitmap,
163 either monochrome or colour or colour with alpha channel support.
164
165 If you need direct access the bitmap data instead going through
166 drawing to it using wxMemoryDC you need to use the wxPixelData
167 class (either wxNativePixelData for RGB bitmaps or wxAlphaPixelData
168 for bitmaps with an additionaly alpha channel).
169
170 Note that many wxBitmap functions take a @e type parameter, which is a
171 value of the ::wxBitmapType enumeration.
172 The validity of those values depends however on the platform where your program
173 is running and from the wxWidgets configuration.
174 If all possible wxWidgets settings are used:
175 - wxMSW supports BMP and ICO files, BMP and ICO resources;
176 - wxGTK supports XPM files;
177 - wxMac supports PICT resources;
178 - wxX11 supports XPM files, XPM data, XBM data;
179
180 In addition, wxBitmap can load and save all formats that wxImage can; see wxImage
181 for more info. Of course, you must have loaded the wxImage handlers
182 (see ::wxInitAllImageHandlers() and wxImage::AddHandler).
183 Note that all available wxBitmapHandlers for a given wxWidgets port are
184 automatically loaded at startup so you won't need to use wxBitmap::AddHandler.
185
186 @library{wxcore}
187 @category{gdi}
188
189 @stdobjects
190 ::wxNullBitmap
191
192 @see @ref overview_bitmap, @ref overview_bitmap_supportedformats,
193 wxDC::Blit, wxIcon, wxCursor, wxMemoryDC, wxImage, wxPixelData
194 */
195 class wxBitmap : public wxGDIObject
196 {
197 public:
198 /**
199 Default constructor.
200
201 Constructs a bitmap object with no data; an assignment or another member
202 function such as Create() or LoadFile() must be called subsequently.
203 */
204 wxBitmap();
205
206 /**
207 Copy constructor, uses @ref overview_refcount "reference counting".
208 To make a real copy, you can use:
209
210 @code
211 wxBitmap newBitmap = oldBitmap.GetSubBitmap(
212 wxRect(0, 0, oldBitmap.GetWidth(), oldBitmap.GetHeight()));
213 @endcode
214 */
215 wxBitmap(const wxBitmap& bitmap);
216
217
218 /*
219 Creates a bitmap from the given @a data which is interpreted in
220 platform-dependent manner.
221
222 @param data
223 Specifies the bitmap data in a platform-dependent format.
224 @param type
225 May be one of the ::wxBitmapType values and indicates which type of
226 bitmap does @a data contains. See the note in the class
227 detailed description.
228 @param width
229 Specifies the width of the bitmap.
230 @param height
231 Specifies the height of the bitmap.
232 @param depth
233 Specifies the depth of the bitmap.
234 If this is omitted, the display depth of the screen is used.
235 wxBitmap(const void* data, int type, int width, int height, int depth = -1);
236
237
238 NOTE: this ctor is not implemented by all ports, is somewhat useless
239 without further description of the "data" supported formats and
240 uses 'int type' instead of wxBitmapType, so don't document it.
241 */
242
243 /**
244 Creates a bitmap from the given array @a bits.
245 You should only use this function for monochrome bitmaps (depth 1) in
246 portable programs: in this case the bits parameter should contain an XBM image.
247
248 For other bit depths, the behaviour is platform dependent: under Windows,
249 the data is passed without any changes to the underlying CreateBitmap() API.
250 Under other platforms, only monochrome bitmaps may be created using this
251 constructor and wxImage should be used for creating colour bitmaps from
252 static data.
253
254 @param bits
255 Specifies an array of pixel values.
256 @param width
257 Specifies the width of the bitmap.
258 @param height
259 Specifies the height of the bitmap.
260 @param depth
261 Specifies the depth of the bitmap.
262 If this is omitted, then a value of 1 (monochrome bitmap) is used.
263
264 @beginWxPerlOnly
265 In wxPerl use Wx::Bitmap->newFromBits(bits, width, height, depth).
266 @endWxPerlOnly
267 */
268 wxBitmap(const char bits[], int width, int height, int depth = 1);
269
270 /**
271 Creates a new bitmap. A depth of ::wxBITMAP_SCREEN_DEPTH indicates the
272 depth of the current screen or visual.
273
274 Some platforms only support 1 for monochrome and ::wxBITMAP_SCREEN_DEPTH for
275 the current colour setting.
276
277 A depth of 32 including an alpha channel is supported under MSW, Mac and GTK+.
278 */
279 wxBitmap(int width, int height, int depth = wxBITMAP_SCREEN_DEPTH);
280
281 /**
282 @overload
283 */
284 wxBitmap(const wxSize& sz, int depth = wxBITMAP_SCREEN_DEPTH);
285
286 /**
287 Creates a bitmap from XPM data.
288
289 @beginWxPerlOnly
290 In wxPerl use Wx::Bitmap->newFromXPM(data).
291 @endWxPerlOnly
292 */
293 wxBitmap(const char* const* bits);
294
295 /**
296 Loads a bitmap from a file or resource.
297
298 @param name
299 This can refer to a resource name or a filename under MS Windows and X.
300 Its meaning is determined by the @a type parameter.
301 @param type
302 May be one of the ::wxBitmapType values and indicates which type of
303 bitmap should be loaded. See the note in the class detailed description.
304 Note that the wxBITMAP_DEFAULT_TYPE constant has different value under
305 different wxWidgets ports. See the bitmap.h header for the value it takes
306 for a specific port.
307
308 @see LoadFile()
309 */
310 wxBitmap(const wxString& name, wxBitmapType type = wxBITMAP_DEFAULT_TYPE);
311
312 /**
313 Creates this bitmap object from the given image.
314 This has to be done to actually display an image as you cannot draw an
315 image directly on a window.
316
317 The resulting bitmap will use the provided colour depth (or that of the
318 current system if depth is ::wxBITMAP_SCREEN_DEPTH) which entails that a
319 colour reduction may take place.
320
321 When in 8-bit mode (PseudoColour mode), the GTK port will use a color cube
322 created on program start-up to look up colors. This ensures a very fast conversion,
323 but the image quality won't be perfect (and could be better for photo images using
324 more sophisticated dithering algorithms).
325
326 On Windows, if there is a palette present (set with SetPalette), it will be
327 used when creating the wxBitmap (most useful in 8-bit display mode).
328 On other platforms, the palette is currently ignored.
329
330 @param img
331 Platform-independent wxImage object.
332 @param depth
333 Specifies the depth of the bitmap.
334 If this is omitted, the display depth of the screen is used.
335 */
336 wxBitmap(const wxImage& img, int depth = wxBITMAP_SCREEN_DEPTH);
337
338 /**
339 Destructor.
340 See @ref overview_refcount_destruct for more info.
341
342 If the application omits to delete the bitmap explicitly, the bitmap will be
343 destroyed automatically by wxWidgets when the application exits.
344
345 @warning
346 Do not delete a bitmap that is selected into a memory device context.
347 */
348 virtual ~wxBitmap();
349
350 /**
351 Adds a handler to the end of the static list of format handlers.
352
353 @param handler
354 A new bitmap format handler object. There is usually only one instance
355 of a given handler class in an application session.
356
357 Note that unlike wxImage::AddHandler, there's no documented list of
358 the wxBitmapHandlers available in wxWidgets.
359 This is because they are platform-specific and most important, they are
360 all automatically loaded at startup.
361
362 If you want to be sure that wxBitmap can load a certain type of image,
363 you'd better use wxImage::AddHandler.
364
365 @see wxBitmapHandler
366 */
367 static void AddHandler(wxBitmapHandler* handler);
368
369 /**
370 Deletes all bitmap handlers.
371 This function is called by wxWidgets on exit.
372 */
373 static void CleanUpHandlers();
374
375 /**
376 Creates an image from a platform-dependent bitmap. This preserves
377 mask information so that bitmaps and images can be converted back
378 and forth without loss in that respect.
379 */
380 virtual wxImage ConvertToImage() const;
381
382 /**
383 Creates the bitmap from an icon.
384 */
385 virtual bool CopyFromIcon(const wxIcon& icon);
386
387 /**
388 Creates a fresh bitmap.
389 If the final argument is omitted, the display depth of the screen is used.
390
391 @return @true if the creation was successful.
392 */
393 virtual bool Create(int width, int height, int depth = wxBITMAP_SCREEN_DEPTH);
394
395 /**
396 @overload
397 */
398 virtual bool Create(const wxSize& sz, int depth = wxBITMAP_SCREEN_DEPTH);
399
400 /*
401 Creates a bitmap from the given data, which can be of arbitrary type.
402
403 @param data
404 Data whose type depends on the value of type.
405 @param type
406 A bitmap type identifier; see ::wxBitmapType for the list of values.
407 See the note in the class detailed description for more info.
408 @param width
409 The width of the bitmap in pixels.
410 @param height
411 The height of the bitmap in pixels.
412 @param depth
413 The depth of the bitmap in pixels. If this is -1, the screen depth is used.
414
415 @return @true if the call succeeded, @false otherwise.
416
417 This overload depends on the @a type of data.
418
419 virtual bool Create(const void* data, int type, int width,
420 int height, int depth = -1);
421
422 NOTE: leave this undoc for the same reason of the relative ctor.
423 */
424
425 /**
426 Finds the handler with the given @a name.
427
428 @return A pointer to the handler if found, @NULL otherwise.
429 */
430 static wxBitmapHandler* FindHandler(const wxString& name);
431
432 /**
433 Finds the handler associated with the given @a extension and @a type.
434
435 @param extension
436 The file extension, such as "bmp" (without the dot).
437 @param bitmapType
438 The bitmap type managed by the handler, see ::wxBitmapType.
439
440 @return A pointer to the handler if found, @NULL otherwise.
441 */
442 static wxBitmapHandler* FindHandler(const wxString& extension,
443 wxBitmapType bitmapType);
444
445 /**
446 Finds the handler associated with the given bitmap type.
447
448 @param bitmapType
449 The bitmap type managed by the handler, see ::wxBitmapType.
450
451 @return A pointer to the handler if found, @NULL otherwise.
452
453 @see wxBitmapHandler
454 */
455
456 static wxBitmapHandler* FindHandler(wxBitmapType bitmapType);
457
458 /**
459 Gets the colour depth of the bitmap.
460 A value of 1 indicates a monochrome bitmap.
461 */
462 virtual int GetDepth() const;
463
464 /**
465 Returns the static list of bitmap format handlers.
466
467 @see wxBitmapHandler
468 */
469 static wxList& GetHandlers();
470
471 /**
472 Gets the height of the bitmap in pixels.
473
474 @see GetWidth(), GetSize()
475 */
476 virtual int GetHeight() const;
477
478 /**
479 Gets the associated mask (if any) which may have been loaded from a file
480 or set for the bitmap.
481
482 @see SetMask(), wxMask
483 */
484 virtual wxMask* GetMask() const;
485
486 /**
487 Gets the associated palette (if any) which may have been loaded from a file
488 or set for the bitmap.
489
490 @see wxPalette
491 */
492 virtual wxPalette* GetPalette() const;
493
494 /**
495 Returns a sub bitmap of the current one as long as the rect belongs entirely to
496 the bitmap. This function preserves bit depth and mask information.
497 */
498 virtual wxBitmap GetSubBitmap(const wxRect& rect) const;
499
500 /**
501 Returns the size of the bitmap in pixels.
502
503 @since 2.9.0
504
505 @see GetHeight(), GetWidth()
506 */
507 wxSize GetSize() const;
508
509 /**
510 Returns disabled (dimmed) version of the bitmap.
511 @since 2.9.0
512 */
513 wxBitmap ConvertToDisabled(unsigned char brightness = 255) const;
514
515 /**
516 Gets the width of the bitmap in pixels.
517
518 @see GetHeight(), GetSize()
519 */
520 virtual int GetWidth() const;
521
522 /**
523 Adds the standard bitmap format handlers, which, depending on wxWidgets
524 configuration, can be handlers for Windows bitmap, Windows bitmap resource,
525 and XPM.
526
527 This function is called by wxWidgets on startup.
528
529 @see wxBitmapHandler
530 */
531 static void InitStandardHandlers();
532
533 /**
534 Adds a handler at the start of the static list of format handlers.
535
536 @param handler
537 A new bitmap format handler object. There is usually only one instance
538 of a given handler class in an application session.
539
540 @see wxBitmapHandler
541 */
542 static void InsertHandler(wxBitmapHandler* handler);
543
544 /**
545 Returns @true if bitmap data is present.
546 */
547 virtual bool IsOk() const;
548
549 /**
550 Loads a bitmap from a file or resource.
551
552 @param name
553 Either a filename or a Windows resource name.
554 The meaning of name is determined by the @a type parameter.
555 @param type
556 One of the ::wxBitmapType values; see the note in the class
557 detailed description.
558 Note that the wxBITMAP_DEFAULT_TYPE constant has different value under
559 different wxWidgets ports. See the bitmap.h header for the value it takes
560 for a specific port.
561
562 @return @true if the operation succeeded, @false otherwise.
563
564 @remarks A palette may be associated with the bitmap if one exists
565 (especially for colour Windows bitmaps), and if the
566 code supports it. You can check if one has been created
567 by using the GetPalette() member.
568
569 @see SaveFile()
570 */
571 virtual bool LoadFile(const wxString& name, wxBitmapType type = wxBITMAP_DEFAULT_TYPE);
572
573 /**
574 Finds the handler with the given name, and removes it.
575 The handler is not deleted.
576
577 @param name
578 The handler name.
579
580 @return @true if the handler was found and removed, @false otherwise.
581
582 @see wxBitmapHandler
583 */
584 static bool RemoveHandler(const wxString& name);
585
586 /**
587 Saves a bitmap in the named file.
588
589 @param name
590 A filename. The meaning of name is determined by the type parameter.
591 @param type
592 One of the ::wxBitmapType values; see the note in the class
593 detailed description.
594 @param palette
595 An optional palette used for saving the bitmap.
596
597 @return @true if the operation succeeded, @false otherwise.
598
599 @remarks Depending on how wxWidgets has been configured, not all formats
600 may be available.
601
602 @see LoadFile()
603 */
604 virtual bool SaveFile(const wxString& name, wxBitmapType type,
605 const wxPalette* palette = NULL) const;
606
607 /**
608 Sets the depth member (does not affect the bitmap data).
609
610 @todo since these functions do not affect the bitmap data,
611 why they exist??
612
613 @param depth
614 Bitmap depth.
615 */
616 virtual void SetDepth(int depth);
617
618 /**
619 Sets the height member (does not affect the bitmap data).
620
621 @param height
622 Bitmap height in pixels.
623 */
624 virtual void SetHeight(int height);
625
626 /**
627 Sets the mask for this bitmap.
628
629 @remarks The bitmap object owns the mask once this has been called.
630
631 @see GetMask(), wxMask
632 */
633 virtual void SetMask(wxMask* mask);
634
635 /**
636 Sets the associated palette. (Not implemented under GTK+).
637
638 @param palette
639 The palette to set.
640
641 @see wxPalette
642 */
643 virtual void SetPalette(const wxPalette& palette);
644
645 /**
646 Sets the width member (does not affect the bitmap data).
647
648 @param width
649 Bitmap width in pixels.
650 */
651 virtual void SetWidth(int width);
652 };
653
654 /**
655 An empty wxBitmap object.
656 */
657 wxBitmap wxNullBitmap;
658
659
660
661
662 /**
663 @class wxMask
664
665 This class encapsulates a monochrome mask bitmap, where the masked area is
666 black and the unmasked area is white.
667
668 When associated with a bitmap and drawn in a device context, the unmasked
669 area of the bitmap will be drawn, and the masked area will not be drawn.
670
671 @library{wxcore}
672 @category{gdi}
673
674 @see wxBitmap, wxDC::Blit, wxMemoryDC
675 */
676 class wxMask : public wxObject
677 {
678 public:
679
680 /**
681 Default constructor.
682 */
683 wxMask();
684
685 /**
686 Constructs a mask from a bitmap and a palette index that indicates the
687 background.
688 Not yet implemented for GTK.
689
690 @param bitmap
691 A valid bitmap.
692 @param index
693 Index into a palette, specifying the transparency colour.
694 */
695 wxMask(const wxBitmap& bitmap, int index);
696
697 /**
698 Constructs a mask from a monochrome bitmap.
699
700 @beginWxPythonOnly
701 This is the default constructor for wxMask in wxPython.
702 @endWxPythonOnly
703 */
704 wxMask(const wxBitmap& bitmap);
705
706 /**
707 Constructs a mask from a bitmap and a colour that indicates the background.
708
709 @beginWxPythonOnly
710 wxPython has an alternate wxMask constructor matching this form called wxMaskColour.
711 @endWxPythonOnly
712 */
713 wxMask(const wxBitmap& bitmap, const wxColour& colour);
714
715 /**
716 Destroys the wxMask object and the underlying bitmap data.
717 */
718 virtual ~wxMask();
719
720 /**
721 Constructs a mask from a bitmap and a palette index that indicates the
722 background.
723 Not yet implemented for GTK.
724
725 @param bitmap
726 A valid bitmap.
727 @param index
728 Index into a palette, specifying the transparency colour.
729 */
730 bool Create(const wxBitmap& bitmap, int index);
731
732 /**
733 Constructs a mask from a monochrome bitmap.
734 */
735 bool Create(const wxBitmap& bitmap);
736
737 /**
738 Constructs a mask from a bitmap and a colour that indicates the background.
739 */
740 bool Create(const wxBitmap& bitmap, const wxColour& colour);
741 };
742