Constructor

VipsImagenew_from_file_RW

Declaration [src]

VipsImage*
vips_image_new_from_file_RW (
  const char* filename
)

Description [src]

Opens the named file for simultaneous reading and writing. This will only work for VIPS files in a format native to your machine. It is only for paintbox-type applications.

Parameters

filename

Type: const char*

Filename to open.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.

The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

Return value

Type: VipsImage

The new VipsImage, or NULL on error.

The caller of the function takes ownership of the data, and is responsible for freeing it.