imageSerialize

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Module

The imageSerialize accessor is exported by the urn:org:ten60:util:image module. Import this module to gain access to the accessor.

Syntax

URI

active:imageSerialize

Argument	Rules	Description
operand	Mandatory	the Java bitmap image
operator	Optional	A format document with type of image format to use

Example Usage

DPML

<instr>
  <type>imageSerialize</type>
  <operand>var:myimage</operand>
  <operator>
    <imageSerialize>
      <format>jpg</format>
    </imageSerialize>
  </operator>
  <target>this:response</target>
</instr>

NetKernel Foundation API

req=context.createSubRequest("active:imageSerialize");
req.addArgument("operand", [resource representation, aspect, or URI] );
result=context.issueSubRequest(req);

Purpose

Generates a binary stream of a Java bitmap image with the format specified by the operator <format> document. If not operator is provided the default serialization is PNG.

The format document specifies the image type (png or jpg) to serialize. Its syntax is

<imageSerialize>
  <format>png|jpg</format>
</imageSerialize>