Cast to AnyBitmap

VB C#

using IronSoftware.Drawing;
using System.IO;

// We create an AnyBitmap object. We will then cast other popular types to Anybitmap.
AnyBitmap anyBitmap;

// Cast System.Drawing bitmap to AnyBitmap
System.Drawing.Bitmap bitmapFromBitmap = new System.Drawing.Bitmap(@"FILE_PATH");
anyBitmap = bitmapFromBitmap;

// Cast System image to AnyBitmap
System.Drawing.Image bitmapFromFile = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(@"FILE_PATH");
anyBitmap = bitmapFromFile;

// Cast SKBitmap to AnyBitmap
SkiaSharp.SKBitmap skiaBitmap = SkiaSharp.SKBitmap.Decode(@"FILE_PATH");
anyBitmap = skiaBitmap;

// Cast SKimage to AnyBitmap
SkiaSharp.SKImage skiaImage = SkiaSharp.SKImage.FromBitmap(SkiaSharp.SKBitmap.Decode(@"FILE_PATH"));
anyBitmap = skiaImage;

// Cast SixLabors Image to AnyBitmap
SixLabors.ImageSharp.Image<SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats.Rgba32> imgSharp = SixLabors.ImageSharp.Image.Load<SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats.Rgba32>(@"FILE_PATH");
anyBitmap = imgSharp;

// Cast Maui image to AnyBitmap (not for NET 4.7.2):
byte[] imageAsBytes = File.ReadAllBytes(@"FILE_PATH");
// var mauiPlatformImage = Microsoft.Maui.Graphics.Platform.PlatformImage.FromStream(new MemoryStream(imageAsBytes));

Imports IronSoftware.Drawing
Imports System.IO

' We create an AnyBitmap object. We will then cast other popular types to Anybitmap.
Private anyBitmap As AnyBitmap

' Cast System.Drawing bitmap to AnyBitmap
Private bitmapFromBitmap As New System.Drawing.Bitmap("FILE_PATH")
anyBitmap = bitmapFromBitmap

' Cast System image to AnyBitmap
Dim bitmapFromFile As System.Drawing.Image = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile("FILE_PATH")
anyBitmap = bitmapFromFile

' Cast SKBitmap to AnyBitmap
Dim skiaBitmap As SkiaSharp.SKBitmap = SkiaSharp.SKBitmap.Decode("FILE_PATH")
anyBitmap = skiaBitmap

' Cast SKimage to AnyBitmap
Dim skiaImage As SkiaSharp.SKImage = SkiaSharp.SKImage.FromBitmap(SkiaSharp.SKBitmap.Decode("FILE_PATH"))
anyBitmap = skiaImage

' Cast SixLabors Image to AnyBitmap
Dim imgSharp As SixLabors.ImageSharp.Image(Of SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats.Rgba32) = SixLabors.ImageSharp.Image.Load(Of SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats.Rgba32)("FILE_PATH")
anyBitmap = imgSharp

' Cast Maui image to AnyBitmap (not for NET 4.7.2):
Dim imageAsBytes() As Byte = File.ReadAllBytes("FILE_PATH")
' var mauiPlatformImage = Microsoft.Maui.Graphics.Platform.PlatformImage.FromStream(new MemoryStream(imageAsBytes));

Install-Package IronSoftware.System.Drawing

Cast to AnyBitmap

In order to use and manipulate any image file in IronDrawing, all files must be converted to an AnyBitmap file. For files from other platforms, IronDrawing can cast these files to AnyBitmap files. Below are examples of how image files from other platforms can be cast to an AnyBitmap file.

`System.Drawing.Bitmap`

A bitmap from System.Drawing can be cast to an AnyBitmap file. Begin by loading a System Drawing file from a file path using System.Drawing.Bitmap, then cast the file by assigning it to a variable initialized with the AnyBitmap type.

`System.Drawing.Image`

Casting images from System Image can be done by loading the file from a file path using System.Drawing.Image.FromFile and storing it in a variable with the AnyBitmap type.

`SkiaSharp.SKBitmap`

Casting a bitmap from SkiaSharp can be done by initializing a SkiaSharp.SKBitmap variable and storing the file loaded from a file path using SkiaSharp.SKBitmap.Decode. The file can then be cast to an AnyBitmap type.

`SkiaSharp.SKImage`

To load a SkiaSharp image, load the file using SkiaSharp.SKImage.FromBitmap from a decoded SKBitmap, then store it inside a SkiaSharp.SKImage variable. It can be cast to an AnyBitmap file by assigning it to a variable of the AnyBitmap type.

`SixLabors`

Images from SixLabors can be loaded from a file path using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Image.Load<SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats.Rgba32> and stored in a SixLabors.ImageSharp.Image<SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats.Rgba32> variable. It can then be cast to an AnyBitmap file.

MAUI Image

Casting a MAUI image to an AnyBitmap file can only be done in environments other than NET4.7.2. A MAUI image file can be loaded by reading the bytes of the image obtained from a file path using File.ReadAllBytes, then storing the bytes in a byte[] array. The bytes must be translated into an image using Microsoft.Maui.Graphics.Platform.PlatformImage.FromStream and can then be cast to an AnyBitmap file.