bmp

Documentation

Overview

Package bmp implements a BMP image decoder.

The BMP specification is at http://www.digicamsoft.com/bmp/bmp.html.

Index

• Variables
• func Decode(r io.Reader) (image.Image, os.Error)
• func DecodeConfig(r io.Reader) (config image.Config, err os.Error)

Variables

var ErrUnsupported = os.NewError("bmp: unsupported BMP image")

ErrUnsupported means that the input BMP image uses a valid but unsupported feature.

Functions

func Decode

func Decode(r io.Reader) (image.Image, os.Error)

Decode reads a BMP image from r and returns it as an image.Image. Limitation: The file must be 8 or 24 bits per pixel.

func DecodeConfig

func DecodeConfig(r io.Reader) (config image.Config, err os.Error)

DecodeConfig returns the color model and dimensions of a BMP image without decoding the entire image. Limitation: The file must be 8 or 24 bits per pixel.