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VCF::ImageLoader

VCF::ImageLoader Class Reference

The ImageLoader interface provides a means to load up images into a generic Bitmap. More...

#include <vcf/GraphicsKit/ImageLoader.h>

Inheritance diagram for VCF::ImageLoader:

VCF::BMPLoader VCF::JPEGLoader VCF::PNGLoader VCF::XPMLoader List of all members.

Public Member Functions

virtual ~ImageLoader ()
virtual Image * loadImageFromFile (const String &fileName)=0
 loads the image from a file
virtual bool canSaveImage ()=0
 does this ImageLoader support saving the image
virtual void saveImageToFile (const String &fileName, Image *image)=0
 Saves the image to file.

Detailed Description

The ImageLoader interface provides a means to load up images into a generic Bitmap.

Examples are JPEG ImageLoaders, GIF, BMP, etc ImageLoaders.

Version:
1.0
Author:
Jim Crafton

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

virtual VCF::ImageLoader::~ImageLoader (   )  [inline, virtual]
 

Member Function Documentation

virtual bool VCF::ImageLoader::canSaveImage (   )  [pure virtual]
 

does this ImageLoader support saving the image

Returns:
bool returns true if the ImageLoader supports saving the image, otherwise returns false. If the this function does return true, then it is safe to call saveImageToFile()

Implemented in VCF::XPMLoader, VCF::JPEGLoader, VCF::PNGLoader, and VCF::BMPLoader.

virtual Image* VCF::ImageLoader::loadImageFromFile (  const String &  fileName  )  [pure virtual]
 

loads the image from a file

Parameters:
String the fully qualified file name that specifies the image to load

Implemented in VCF::XPMLoader, VCF::JPEGLoader, VCF::PNGLoader, and VCF::BMPLoader.

virtual void VCF::ImageLoader::saveImageToFile (  const String &  fileName,
Image *  image
)  [pure virtual]
 

Saves the image to file.

Parameters:
String the fully qualified filename that specifies the file to save.
Image the image object that will be saved

Implemented in VCF::XPMLoader, VCF::JPEGLoader, VCF::PNGLoader, and VCF::BMPLoader.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:
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