im_init(3) im_init(3)
NAME
im_init - make an IMAGE descriptor
SYNOPSIS
#include <vips/vips.h>
IMAGE *im_init( char *filename )
DESCRIPTION
im_init(3) allocates space for an IMAGE descriptor, sets all fields to
initial values, and returns the descriptor. A copy is made of the file-
name argument. The IMAGE returned by im_init(3) should be passed to
im_close(3) to free it.
This function is used internally by VIPS and should not be called by
users.
SEE ALSO
im_mmapin(3), im_openin(3), im_setbuf(3), im_close(3).
COPYRIGHT
Birkbeck College and the National Gallery (c) 1994
AUTHOR
N. Dessipris - 11/04/1990
J.Cupitt - 23/2/94
11 April 1990 im_init(3)
im_init 7.14.5 - Generated Sun Sep 7 15:12:25 CDT 2008