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MGL_getPCXSize

Obtain the dimensions of a PCX file from disk.

Declaration

ibool MGLAPI MGL_getPCXSize(
    const char *PCXName,
    int *width,
    int *height,
    int *bitsPerPixel)

Prototype In

mgraph.h

Parameters

PCXName

Name of the bitmap file to load header for

width

Place to store the bitmap width

height

Place to store the bitmap height

bitsPerPixel

Place to store the bitmap pixel depth

 

Return Value

True if the PCX file was found, false if not.

Description

This functions loads all the header information for a PCX file from disk, without actually loading the bits for the bitmap surface. This is useful to determine the dimensions and pixel format for the bitmap before it is loaded, so you can create an appropriate memory device context that you can load the bitmap into with the MGL_loadPCXIntoDC function.

See Also

MGL_loadPCX, MGL_loadPCXIntoDC

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