images loaded from PNG files with transparency information will have alpha
channel but support for it will be added to the other formats as well (as well
as support for saving images with alpha channel which is not still implemented
-neither).
+either).
\wxheading{Available image handlers}
mask information so that bitmaps and images can be converted back
and forth without loss in that respect.
-\func{}{wxImage}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
+\func{}{wxImage}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}, \param{bool}{ clear=true}}
-Creates an image with the given width and height.
+Creates an image with the given width and height. If {\it clear} is true, the new image will be initialized to black.
+Otherwise, the image data will be uninitialized.
\func{}{wxImage}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}, \param{unsigned char*}{ data}, \param{bool}{ static\_data=false}}
\perlnote{Constructors supported by wxPerl are:\par
\begin{itemize}
\item{Wx::Image->new( bitmap )}
+\item{Wx::Image->new( icon )}
\item{Wx::Image->new( width, height )}
-\item{Wx::Image->new( name, type )}
-\item{Wx::Image->new( name, mimetype )}
+\item{Wx::Image->new( width, height, data )}
+\item{Wx::Image->new( file, type, index )}
+\item{Wx::Image->new( file, mimetype, index )}
+\item{Wx::Image->new( stream, type, index )}
+\item{Wx::Image->new( stream, mimetype, index )}
\end{itemize}
}
\membersection{wxImage::Create}\label{wximagecreate}
-\func{bool}{Create}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}}
+\func{bool}{Create}{\param{int}{ width}, \param{int}{ height}, \param{bool}{ clear=true}}
-Creates a fresh image.
+Creates a fresh image. If {\it clear} is true, the new image will be initialized to black.
+Otherwise, the image data will be uninitialized.
\wxheading{Parameters}
\helpref{wxImageHandler}{wximagehandler}
+\membersection{wxImage::GetImageExtWildcard}
+
+\func{static wxString}{GetImageExtWildcard}{\void}
+
+Iterates all registered wxImageHandler objects, and returns a string containing file extension masks
+suitable for passing to file open/save dialog boxes.
+
+\wxheading{Return value}
+
+The format of the returned string is "(*.ext1;*.ext2)|*.ext1;*.ext2".
+
+It is usually a good idea to prepend a description before passing the result to the dialog.
+
+Example:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+ wxFileDialog FileDlg( this, "Choose Image", ::wxGetWorkingDirectory(), "", _("Image Files ") + wxImage::GetImageExtWildcard(), wxOPEN );
+\end{verbatim}
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxImageHandler}{wximagehandler}
+
\membersection{wxImage::GetAlpha}\label{wximagegetalpha}
\constfunc{unsigned char}{GetAlpha}{\param{int}{ x}, \param{int}{ y}}
the size (width*height*3) or results will be unexpected. Don't use this
method if you aren't sure you know what you are doing.
-The data must have been allocated with {\tt malloc()}, {\large \bf NOT} with
+The data must have been allocated with {\tt malloc()}, {\large {\bf NOT}} with
{\tt operator new}.
After this call the pointer to the data is owned by the wxImage object,