TdxSmartImageCodec Class

The base class for all classes that implement all image format codecs that DevExpress products use.

Declaration

TdxSmartImageCodec = class abstract(TObject)

This class provides the following class functions that allow you to:

Obtain a description of the codec’s image format and its corresponding filename extension (Description and Extensions);
Obtain pixel dimensions of an image stored in a stream (GetSize);
Identify if the codec can create an image from an array of pixel data (CanLoadFromBits);
Identify if the specified stream contains image data that the codec supports (CanLoadStream);
Check if the codec can save the specified image (CanSaveImage)
Persist an image in a stream (Load and Save).

You do not need to create instances of the TdxSmartImageCodec class. Use its descendants instead.

TdxSmartImageCodec