TdxSmartImageCodec.ID Method

Returns the deprecated format identifier that corresponds to the image codec.

Declaration

class function ID: TdxImageDataFormat; virtual;

Returns

Type	Description
TdxImageDataFormat	The deprecated image format identifier.

Remarks

The ID class function implements backward compatibility with old image format implementations in DevExpress products.

You can call the TdxSmartImageCodecsRepository.GetFormatByID class function to identify what image codec corresponds to the specified deprecated format identifier. Refer to the TdxImageDataFormat type description for detailed information and the match table with deprecated format identifiers and image codec classes.

This ID function implementation returns dxImageUnknown.

Format-Specific Function Implementation

All terminal TdxSmartImageCodec class descendants except TdxSVGImageCodec override the virtual ID function to return format-specific deprecated identifiers:

TdxSmartImageCodec Descendant	Deprecated Identifier
TdxGPImageCodecBMP	dxImageBitmap
TdxGPImageCodecEMF	dxImageEmf
TdxGPImageCodecGIF	dxImageGif
TdxGPImageCodecJPEG	dxImageJpeg
TdxGPImageCodecPNG	dxImagePng
TdxGPImageCodecTIFF	dxImageTiff
TdxGPImageCodecWMF	dxImageWmf