RepresentationUsingTypeProperties Method (storageType, properties)

Formats the receiver’s image data using the specified storage type and properties and returns it in a data object.

Original signature is '- (NSData *)representationUsingType:(NSBitmapImageFileType)storageType properties:(NSDictionary *)properties'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public virtual NSData RepresentationUsingTypeProperties(
	NSBitmapImageFileType storageType,
	NSDictionary properties
)

Public Overridable Function RepresentationUsingTypeProperties ( _
	storageType As NSBitmapImageFileType, _
	properties As NSDictionary _
) As NSData

public:
virtual NSData^ RepresentationUsingTypeProperties(
	NSBitmapImageFileType storageType, 
	NSDictionary^ properties
)

Parameters

storageType (NSBitmapImageFileType): An enum constant specifying a file type for bitmap images. It can be NSBMPFileType, NSGIFFileType, NSJPEGFileType, NSPNGFileType, or NSTIFFFileType.

properties (NSDictionary): A dictionary that contains key-value pairs specifying image properties. These string constants used as keys and the valid values are described in “Bitmap image properties.”

Return Value

A data object containing the receiver’s image data in the specified format. You can write this data to a file or use it to create a new NSBitmapImageRep object.

Version Information

Available in Monobjc Bridge: 10.6 (For Mac OS X 10.6 and later), 10.5 (For Mac OS X 10.5 and later)

Assembly: Monobjc.AppKit (Module: Monobjc.AppKit)