C++ – How to Convert GDI+’s Image* into Bitmap*

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I am writting code in c++, gdi+.

I make use of Image's GetThumbnail() method to get thumbnail.
However, I need to convert it into HBITMAP.
I know the following code can get GetHBITMAP:

Bitmap* img;
HBITMAP temp;
Color color;
img->GetHBITMAP(color, &temp); // if img is Bitmap*  this works well。

But how can I convert Image* into Bitmap* fast?
Many thanks!

Actually, now I have to use the following method:

int width = sourceImg->GetWidth(); // sourceImg is Image*
int height = sourceImg->GetHeight();
Bitmap* result = new Bitmap(width, height,PixelFormat32bppRGB);
Graphics gr(result);
//gr.SetInterpolationMode(InterpolationModeHighQuality);
gr.DrawImage(sourceImg, 0, 0, width, height);

I really don't know why they do not provide Image* – > Bitmap* method. but let GetThumbnail() API return a Image object….

Best Answer

Image* img = ???;
Bitmap* bitmap = new Bitmap(img);

Edit: I was looking at the.NET reference of GDI+, but here is how .NET implements that constructor.

using (Graphics graphics = null)
{
    graphics = Graphics.FromImage(bitmap);
    graphics.Clear(Color.Transparent);
    graphics.DrawImage(img, 0, 0, width, height);
}

All those function are avaliable in the C++ version of GDI+

Setting a bit

Use the bitwise OR operator (|) to set a bit.

number |= 1UL << n;

That will set the nth bit of number. n should be zero, if you want to set the 1st bit and so on upto n-1, if you want to set the nth bit.

Use 1ULL if number is wider than unsigned long; promotion of 1UL << n doesn't happen until after evaluating 1UL << n where it's undefined behaviour to shift by more than the width of a long. The same applies to all the rest of the examples.

Clearing a bit

Use the bitwise AND operator (&) to clear a bit.

number &= ~(1UL << n);

That will clear the nth bit of number. You must invert the bit string with the bitwise NOT operator (~), then AND it.

Toggling a bit

The XOR operator (^) can be used to toggle a bit.

number ^= 1UL << n;

That will toggle the nth bit of number.

Checking a bit

You didn't ask for this, but I might as well add it.

To check a bit, shift the number n to the right, then bitwise AND it:

bit = (number >> n) & 1U;

That will put the value of the nth bit of number into the variable bit.

Changing the nth bit to x

Setting the nth bit to either 1 or 0 can be achieved with the following on a 2's complement C++ implementation:

number ^= (-x ^ number) & (1UL << n);

Bit n will be set if x is 1, and cleared if x is 0. If x has some other value, you get garbage. x = !!x will booleanize it to 0 or 1.

To make this independent of 2's complement negation behaviour (where -1 has all bits set, unlike on a 1's complement or sign/magnitude C++ implementation), use unsigned negation.

number ^= (-(unsigned long)x ^ number) & (1UL << n);

unsigned long newbit = !!x;    // Also booleanize to force 0 or 1
number ^= (-newbit ^ number) & (1UL << n);

It's generally a good idea to use unsigned types for portable bit manipulation.

number = (number & ~(1UL << n)) | (x << n);

(number & ~(1UL << n)) will clear the nth bit and (x << n) will set the nth bit to x.

It's also generally a good idea to not to copy/paste code in general and so many people use preprocessor macros (like the community wiki answer further down) or some sort of encapsulation.

C++ – How to iterate over the words of a string

I use this to split string by a delimiter. The first puts the results in a pre-constructed vector, the second returns a new vector.

#include <string>
#include <sstream>
#include <vector>
#include <iterator>

template <typename Out>
void split(const std::string &s, char delim, Out result) {
    std::istringstream iss(s);
    std::string item;
    while (std::getline(iss, item, delim)) {
        *result++ = item;
    }
}

std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string &s, char delim) {
    std::vector<std::string> elems;
    split(s, delim, std::back_inserter(elems));
    return elems;
}

Note that this solution does not skip empty tokens, so the following will find 4 items, one of which is empty:

std::vector<std::string> x = split("one:two::three", ':');