im_setbuf(3)

im_setbuf3

Sets an image descriptor to keep an image in ram

Usage

#include <vips/vips.h>

IMAGE *im_setbuf(buffer_name)
char *buffer_image;

Overview

im_setbuf(3) returns an image descriptor which, when written to, will save pels in a memory buffer. It is generally more convenient to call im_open(3).

Return value

The function returns a valid image descriptor on success or NULL on error.

Releases

4 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 3.1–4.0
  2. 5.0–6.0

Author

N. Dessipris - 11/04/1990

From libvips-dev 7.20.7-1+b3 in Debian 6.0 (Squeeze). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.