NSImage to NSBitmapImageRep

Question

How to convert NSImage to NSBitmapImageRep? I have code:

- (NSBitmapImageRep *)bitmapImageRepresentation
{
    NSBitmapImageRep *ret = (NSBitmapImageRep *)[self          


        

Answer 1

You could try this method adapted from Mike Ash's "Obtaining and Interpreting Image Data" blog post:

- (NSBitmapImageRep *)bitmapImageRepresentation {
  int width = [self size].width;
  int height = [self size].height;

  if(width < 1 || height < 1)
      return nil;

  NSBitmapImageRep *rep = [[NSBitmapImageRep alloc]
                           initWithBitmapDataPlanes: NULL
                           pixelsWide: width
                           pixelsHigh: height
                           bitsPerSample: 8
                           samplesPerPixel: 4
                           hasAlpha: YES
                           isPlanar: NO
                           colorSpaceName: NSDeviceRGBColorSpace
                           bytesPerRow: width * 4
                           bitsPerPixel: 32];

  NSGraphicsContext *ctx = [NSGraphicsContext graphicsContextWithBitmapImageRep: rep];
  [NSGraphicsContext saveGraphicsState];
  [NSGraphicsContext setCurrentContext: ctx];  
  [self drawAtPoint: NSZeroPoint fromRect: NSZeroRect operation: NSCompositeCopy fraction: 1.0];
  [ctx flushGraphics];
  [NSGraphicsContext restoreGraphicsState];

  return [rep autorelease];
}