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ImageData::get_format()

Get the image file format based on the image format.

Prototype

string get_format()

Return

The image file format.  Common image file formats include:

  • PNG
  • JPEG
  • GIF

Example

// load a PNG image from the web
$url = 'https://www.webcomand.com/docs/img/note.png';
$image = get_file_contents($url);
$image = new \io_comand_image\models\ImageData($image);

// get the PNG format
$before = $image->get_format();

// change the image format to JPEG
$image->set_format('JPEG');

// get the JPEG format
$after = $image->get_format();

// display the format from before and after conversion
echo("Converted image from $before to $after.\n");