BestRepresentationForRectContextHints Method (rect, referenceContext, hints)

Returns the best representation of the image for the specified rect using the provided hints.

Original signature is '- (NSImageRep *)bestRepresentationForRect:(NSRect)rect context:(NSGraphicsContext *)referenceContext hints:(NSDictionary *)hints'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public virtual NSImageRep BestRepresentationForRectContextHints(
	NSRect rect,
	NSGraphicsContext referenceContext,
	NSDictionary hints
)

Public Overridable Function BestRepresentationForRectContextHints ( _
	rect As NSRect, _
	referenceContext As NSGraphicsContext, _
	hints As NSDictionary _
) As NSImageRep

public:
virtual NSImageRep^ BestRepresentationForRectContextHints(
	NSRect rect, 
	NSGraphicsContext^ referenceContext, 
	NSDictionary^ hints
)

Parameters

rect (NSRect): The area of the image to return.

referenceContext (NSGraphicsContext): A graphics context. This value can be nil.

hints (NSDictionary): An optional dictionary of hints that provide more context for selecting or generating a CGImage, and may override properties of the referenceContext. See “Image Hint Dictionary Keys” for a summary of the possible key-value pairs.

Return Value

The image representation that most closely matches the specified criteria.

Version Information

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

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