Function Reference


_GDIPlus_EffectCreate

Creates an Effect object of the type specified by the guid parameter

#include <GDIPlus.au3>
_GDIPlus_EffectCreate ( $sEffectGUID )

Parameters

$sEffectGUID Effect Guid constant that specifies the kind of effect to create.

Return Value

Success: a handle to an Effect object.
Failure: 0 and sets the @error flag to non-zero, @extended may contain GPSTATUS error code ($GPIP_ERR* see GPIPlusConstants.au3).
@error: -1 - GDIPlus.dll does not support this function.
10 - Invalid parameter.

Remarks

When you are done with the Effect object, call _GDIPlus_EffectDispose() to release the resources.

Related

_GDIPlus_EffectDispose, _GDIPlus_EffectGetParameters, _GDIPlus_EffectSetParameters

See Also

Search GdipCreateEffect in MSDN Library.

Example

#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

_Example()

Func _Example()
    If Not _GDIPlus_Startup() Or @extended < 6 Then
                MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "ERROR", "GDIPlus.dll v1.1 not available")
                Return
        EndIf

        Local $sFile = FileOpenDialog("Select an image", "", "Images (*.bmp;*.png;*.jpg;*.gif;*.tif)")
        If @error Or Not FileExists($sFile) Then Return

        Local $hImage = _GDIPlus_ImageLoadFromFile($sFile)

        Local $iWidth = 600
        Local $iHeight = _GDIPlus_ImageGetHeight($hImage) * 600 / _GDIPlus_ImageGetWidth($hImage)

        Local $hGui = GUICreate("GDI+ v1.1 (" & @ScriptName & ")", $iWidth, $iHeight)
        Local $hGraphics = _GDIPlus_GraphicsCreateFromHWND($hGui)
        GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

        Local $hEffect = _GDIPlus_EffectCreate($GDIP_BlurEffectGuid)
        _GDIPlus_BitmapApplyEffect($hImage, $hEffect)

        _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawImageRect($hGraphics, $hImage, 0, 0, $iWidth, $iHeight)

        Do
        Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

        _GDIPlus_EffectDispose($hEffect)
        _GDIPlus_ImageDispose($hImage)
        _GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($hGraphics)
        _GDIPlus_Shutdown()
EndFunc   ;==>_Example