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239 <h1>Module color Methods</h1>
240 <p class="navigation-index">[<a href="color.html#GetColorInfoList">GetColorInfoList</a> • <a href="color.html#GetColorList">GetColorList</a> • <a href="color.html#ListColorInfo">ListColorInfo</a> • <a href="color.html#LoadColorList">LoadColorList</a> • <a href="color.html#QueryColorCompliance">QueryColorCompliance</a> • <a href="color.html#QueryColorDatabase">QueryColorDatabase</a> • <a href="color.html#QueryColorname">QueryColorname</a> • <a href="color.html#QueryMagickColorCompliance">QueryMagickColorCompliance</a> • <a href="color.html#QueryMagickColor">QueryMagickColor</a> • <a href="color.html#QueryMagickColorname">QueryMagickColorname</a>]</p>
242 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickCore/color_8c.html" id="GetColorInfoList">GetColorInfoList</a></h2>
243 <div class="doc-section">
245 <p>GetColorInfoList() returns any colors that match the specified pattern.</p>
247 <p>The format of the GetColorInfoList function is:</p>
250 const ColorInfo **GetColorInfoList(const char *pattern,
251 size_t *number_colors,ExceptionInfo *exception)
254 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
257 <p>Specifies a pointer to a text string containing a pattern.</p>
259 <h5>number_colors</h5>
260 <p>This integer returns the number of colors in the list.</p>
263 <p>return any errors or warnings in this structure.</p>
266 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickCore/color_8c.html" id="GetColorList">GetColorList</a></h2>
267 <div class="doc-section">
269 <p>GetColorList() returns any colors that match the specified pattern.</p>
271 <p>The format of the GetColorList function is:</p>
274 char **GetColorList(const char *pattern,size_t *number_colors,
275 ExceptionInfo *exception)
278 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
281 <p>Specifies a pointer to a text string containing a pattern.</p>
283 <h5>number_colors</h5>
284 <p>This integer returns the number of colors in the list.</p>
287 <p>return any errors or warnings in this structure.</p>
290 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickCore/color_8c.html" id="ListColorInfo">ListColorInfo</a></h2>
291 <div class="doc-section">
293 <p>ListColorInfo() lists color names to the specified file. Color names are a convenience. Rather than defining a color by its red, green, and blue intensities just use a color name such as white, blue, or yellow.</p>
295 <p>The format of the ListColorInfo method is:</p>
298 MagickBooleanType ListColorInfo(FILE *file,ExceptionInfo *exception)
301 <p>A description of each parameter follows.</p>
304 <p>List color names to this file handle.</p>
307 <p>return any errors or warnings in this structure.</p>
310 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickCore/color_8c.html" id="LoadColorList">LoadColorList</a></h2>
311 <div class="doc-section">
313 <p>LoadColorList() loads one or more color configuration file which provides a mapping between color attributes and a color name.</p>
315 <p>The format of the LoadColorLists method is:</p>
318 MagickBooleanType LoadColorLists(const char *filename,
319 ExceptionInfo *exception)
322 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
325 <p>the font file name.</p>
328 <p>return any errors or warnings in this structure.</p>
331 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickCore/color_8c.html" id="QueryColorCompliance">QueryColorCompliance</a></h2>
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334 <p>QueryColorCompliance() returns the red, green, blue, and opacity intensities for a given color name.</p>
336 <p>The format of the QueryColorCompliance method is:</p>
339 MagickBooleanType QueryColorCompliance(const char *name,
340 const ComplianceType compliance,PixelPacket *color,
341 ExceptionInfo *exception)
344 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
347 <p>the color name (e.g. white, blue, yellow).</p>
350 <p>Adhere to this color standard: SVG, X11, or XPM.</p>
353 <p>the red, green, blue, and opacity intensities values of the named color in this structure.</p>
356 <p>return any errors or warnings in this structure.</p>
359 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickCore/color_8c.html" id="QueryColorDatabase">QueryColorDatabase</a></h2>
360 <div class="doc-section">
362 <p>QueryColorDatabase() returns the red, green, blue, and opacity intensities for a given color name.</p>
364 <p>The format of the QueryColorDatabase method is:</p>
367 MagickBooleanType QueryColorDatabase(const char *name,PixelPacket *color,
368 ExceptionInfo *exception)
371 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
374 <p>the color name (e.g. white, blue, yellow).</p>
377 <p>the red, green, blue, and opacity intensities values of the named color in this structure.</p>
380 <p>return any errors or warnings in this structure.</p>
383 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickCore/color_8c.html" id="QueryColorname">QueryColorname</a></h2>
384 <div class="doc-section">
386 <p>QueryColorname() returns a named color for the given color intensity. If an exact match is not found, a rgb() color is returned instead.</p>
388 <p>The format of the QueryColorname method is:</p>
391 MagickBooleanType QueryColorname(const Image *image,
392 const PixelPacket *color,const ComplianceType compliance,char *name,
393 ExceptionInfo *exception)
396 <p>A description of each parameter follows.</p>
402 <p>the color intensities.</p>
405 <p>Adhere to this color standard: SVG, X11, or XPM.</p>
408 <p>Return the color name or hex value.</p>
411 <p>return any errors or warnings in this structure.</p>
414 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickCore/color_8c.html" id="QueryMagickColorCompliance">QueryMagickColorCompliance</a></h2>
415 <div class="doc-section">
417 <p>QueryMagickColorCompliance() returns the red, green, blue, and opacity intensities for a given color name and standards compliance.</p>
419 <p>The format of the QueryMagickColor method is:</p>
422 MagickBooleanType QueryMagickColorCompilence(const char *name,
423 const ComplianceType compliance,MagickPixelPacket *color,
424 ExceptionInfo *exception)
427 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
430 <p>the color name (e.g. white, blue, yellow).</p>
433 <p>Adhere to this color standard: SVG, X11, or XPM.</p>
436 <p>the red, green, blue, and opacity intensities values of the named color in this structure.</p>
439 <p>return any errors or warnings in this structure.</p>
442 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickCore/color_8c.html" id="QueryMagickColor">QueryMagickColor</a></h2>
443 <div class="doc-section">
445 <p>QueryMagickColor() returns the red, green, blue, and opacity intensities for a given color name.</p>
447 <p>The format of the QueryMagickColor method is:</p>
450 MagickBooleanType QueryMagickColor(const char *name,
451 MagickPixelPacket *color,ExceptionInfo *exception)
454 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
457 <p>the color name (e.g. white, blue, yellow).</p>
460 <p>the red, green, blue, and opacity intensities values of the named color in this structure.</p>
463 <p>return any errors or warnings in this structure.</p>
466 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickCore/color_8c.html" id="QueryMagickColorname">QueryMagickColorname</a></h2>
467 <div class="doc-section">
469 <p>QueryMagickColorname() returns a named color for the given color intensity. If an exact match is not found, a hex value is returned instead. For example an intensity of rgb:(0,0,0) returns black whereas rgb:(223,223,223) returns #dfdfdf.</p>
471 <p>The format of the QueryMagickColorname method is:</p>
474 MagickBooleanType QueryMagickColorname(const Image *image,
475 const PixelPacket *color,const ComplianceType compliance,char *name,
476 ExceptionInfo *exception)
479 <p>A description of each parameter follows.</p>
485 <p>the color intensities.</p>
488 <p>Adhere to this color standard: SVG, X11, or XPM.</p>
491 <p>Return the color name or hex value.</p>
494 <p>return any errors or warnings in this structure.</p>
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