TdxSmartImage Class

A universal container designed to store images in different formats.

Declaration

TdxSmartImage = class(
    TdxGPImage
)

Remarks

The TdxSmartImage class implements a universal image container with support for the following formats:

Device-independent bitmap (BMP or DIB)
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) with support for animation
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPG, JPEG, etc.)
Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
Tagged Image File Format (TIFF)
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)

Main API Members

The list below outlines key members of the TdxSmartImage class that allow you to load and manage images in all supported formats.

Create an image container filled with a solid color (CreateSize).
Create an image container from different sources (CreateFromBitmap, CreateFromHBitmap, CreateFromBits, and CreateFromStream).
Replace the stored image with content of another image container (Assign, AssignFromGraphic, and AssignFromSmartImage).
Check if content of two image containers is identical (Compare).
Load an image to an existing image container (LoadFromBits, LoadFromFieldValue, LoadFromResource, and LoadFromStream).
Copy image data between the image container and the clipboard (CopyToClipboard, CutToClipboard, and PasteFromClipboard).
Identify stored image dimensions (ClientRect and Size).
Scale the stored image (Resize and Scale).
Convert the stored image to any supported format (ImageCodec).
Identify if the stored image has transparent pixels (IsAlphaUsed).
Suspend and restore the image container to optimize GDI resource usage (Dormant and HandleNeeded).
Save the stored image to a file or stream (SaveToStream, SaveToStreamByCodec, and SaveToFile).
Calculate a CRC32 hash code from stored image data (GetHashCode).
Rasterize the stored vector image (ConvertToBitmap).
Obtain the stored image as a TBitmap container (GetAsBitmap).
Fill the stored image with a solid color (ChangeColor).
Obtain the stored image as an array of pixel color values (GetBitmapBits).
Copy the image container (Clone).
Flip the stored image horizontally or vertically (Flip).
Blend images from two image containers (MakeComposition).
Draw the stored image (CreateCanvas and StretchDraw).

Direct TdxSmartImage Class References

The following public API members reference a TdxSmartImage object:

TdxTileControlCustomStyle.Texture: Specifies a tile control element’s background image.
TdxTileControlActionBarItem.Glyph: Specifies the action bar item’s image.