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199 <h1>Module magick-wand Methods</h1>
200 <p class="navigation-index">[<a href="#ClearMagickWand">ClearMagickWand</a> • <a href="#CloneMagickWand">CloneMagickWand</a> • <a href="#DestroyMagickWand">DestroyMagickWand</a> • <a href="#IsMagickWand">IsMagickWand</a> • <a href="#MagickClearException">MagickClearException</a> • <a href="#MagickGetException">MagickGetException</a> • <a href="#MagickGetExceptionType">MagickGetExceptionType</a> • <a href="#MagickGetIteratorIndex">MagickGetIteratorIndex</a> • <a href="#MagickQueryConfigureOption">MagickQueryConfigureOption</a> • <a href="#MagickQueryConfigureOptions">MagickQueryConfigureOptions</a> • <a href="#MagickQueryFontMetrics">MagickQueryFontMetrics</a> • <a href="#MagickQueryMultilineFontMetrics">MagickQueryMultilineFontMetrics</a> • <a href="#MagickQueryFonts">MagickQueryFonts</a> • <a href="#MagickQueryFonts">MagickQueryFonts</a> • <a href="#MagickRelinquishMemory">MagickRelinquishMemory</a> • <a href="#MagickResetIterator">MagickResetIterator</a> • <a href="#MagickSetFirstIterator">MagickSetFirstIterator</a> • <a href="#MagickSetIteratorIndex">MagickSetIteratorIndex</a> • <a href="#MagickSetLastIterator">MagickSetLastIterator</a> • <a href="#MagickWandGenesis">MagickWandGenesis</a> • <a href="#MagickWandTerminus">MagickWandTerminus</a> • <a href="#NewMagickWand">NewMagickWand</a> • <a href="#NewMagickWandFromImage">NewMagickWandFromImage</a>]</p>
202 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="ClearMagickWand">ClearMagickWand</a></h2>
203 <div class="doc-section">
205 <p>ClearMagickWand() clears resources associated with the wand.</p>
207 <p>The format of the ClearMagickWand method is:</p>
210 void ClearMagickWand(MagickWand *wand)
213 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
216 <p>the magick wand.</p>
219 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="CloneMagickWand">CloneMagickWand</a></h2>
220 <div class="doc-section">
222 <p>CloneMagickWand() makes an exact copy of the specified wand.</p>
224 <p>The format of the CloneMagickWand method is:</p>
227 MagickWand *CloneMagickWand(const MagickWand *wand)
230 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
233 <p>the magick wand.</p>
236 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="DestroyMagickWand">DestroyMagickWand</a></h2>
237 <div class="doc-section">
239 <p>DestroyMagickWand() deallocates memory associated with an MagickWand.</p>
241 <p>The format of the DestroyMagickWand method is:</p>
244 MagickWand *DestroyMagickWand(MagickWand *wand)
247 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
250 <p>the magick wand.</p>
253 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="IsMagickWand">IsMagickWand</a></h2>
254 <div class="doc-section">
256 <p>IsMagickWand() returns MagickTrue if the wand is verified as a magick wand.</p>
258 <p>The format of the IsMagickWand method is:</p>
261 MagickBooleanType IsMagickWand(const MagickWand *wand)
264 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
267 <p>the magick wand.</p>
270 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="MagickClearException">MagickClearException</a></h2>
271 <div class="doc-section">
273 <p>MagickClearException() clears any exceptions associated with the wand.</p>
275 <p>The format of the MagickClearException method is:</p>
278 MagickBooleanType MagickClearException(MagickWand *wand)
281 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
284 <p>the magick wand.</p>
287 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="MagickGetException">MagickGetException</a></h2>
288 <div class="doc-section">
290 <p>MagickGetException() returns the severity, reason, and description of any error that occurs when using other methods in this API.</p>
292 <p>The format of the MagickGetException method is:</p>
295 char *MagickGetException(const MagickWand *wand,ExceptionType *severity)
298 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
301 <p>the magick wand.</p>
304 <p>the severity of the error is returned here.</p>
307 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="MagickGetExceptionType">MagickGetExceptionType</a></h2>
308 <div class="doc-section">
310 <p>MagickGetExceptionType() returns the exception type associated with the wand. If no exception has occurred, UndefinedExceptionType is returned.</p>
312 <p>The format of the MagickGetExceptionType method is:</p>
315 ExceptionType MagickGetExceptionType(const MagickWand *wand)
318 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
321 <p>the magick wand.</p>
324 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="MagickGetIteratorIndex">MagickGetIteratorIndex</a></h2>
325 <div class="doc-section">
327 <p>MagickGetIteratorIndex() returns the position of the iterator in the image list.</p>
329 <p>The format of the MagickGetIteratorIndex method is:</p>
332 ssize_t MagickGetIteratorIndex(MagickWand *wand)
335 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
338 <p>the magick wand.</p>
341 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="MagickQueryConfigureOption">MagickQueryConfigureOption</a></h2>
342 <div class="doc-section">
344 <p>MagickQueryConfigureOption() returns the value associated with the specified configure option.</p>
346 <p>The format of the MagickQueryConfigureOption function is:</p>
349 char *MagickQueryConfigureOption(const char *option)
352 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
355 <p>the option name.</p>
358 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="MagickQueryConfigureOptions">MagickQueryConfigureOptions</a></h2>
359 <div class="doc-section">
361 <p>MagickQueryConfigureOptions() returns any configure options that match the specified pattern (e.g. "*" for all). Options include NAME, VERSION, LIB_VERSION, etc.</p>
363 <p>The format of the MagickQueryConfigureOptions function is:</p>
366 char **MagickQueryConfigureOptions(const char *pattern,
367 size_t *number_options)
370 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
373 <p>Specifies a pointer to a text string containing a pattern.</p>
375 <h5>number_options</h5>
376 <p>Returns the number of configure options in the list.</p>
380 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="MagickQueryFontMetrics">MagickQueryFontMetrics</a></h2>
381 <div class="doc-section">
383 <p>MagickQueryFontMetrics() returns a 13 element array representing the following font metrics:</p>
387 -------------------------------------------------
394 6 maximum horizontal advance
403 <p>The format of the MagickQueryFontMetrics method is:</p>
406 double *MagickQueryFontMetrics(MagickWand *wand,
407 const DrawingWand *drawing_wand,const char *text)
410 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
413 <p>the Magick wand.</p>
415 <h5>drawing_wand</h5>
416 <p>the drawing wand.</p>
422 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="MagickQueryMultilineFontMetrics">MagickQueryMultilineFontMetrics</a></h2>
423 <div class="doc-section">
425 <p>MagickQueryMultilineFontMetrics() returns a 13 element array representing the following font metrics:</p>
429 -------------------------------------------------
436 6 maximum horizontal advance
445 <p>This method is like MagickQueryFontMetrics() but it returns the maximum text width and height for multiple lines of text.</p>
447 <p>The format of the MagickQueryFontMetrics method is:</p>
450 double *MagickQueryMultilineFontMetrics(MagickWand *wand,
451 const DrawingWand *drawing_wand,const char *text)
454 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
457 <p>the Magick wand.</p>
459 <h5>drawing_wand</h5>
460 <p>the drawing wand.</p>
466 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="MagickQueryFonts">MagickQueryFonts</a></h2>
467 <div class="doc-section">
469 <p>MagickQueryFonts() returns any font that match the specified pattern (e.g. "*" for all).</p>
471 <p>The format of the MagickQueryFonts function is:</p>
474 char **MagickQueryFonts(const char *pattern,size_t *number_fonts)
477 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
480 <p>Specifies a pointer to a text string containing a pattern.</p>
482 <h5>number_fonts</h5>
483 <p>Returns the number of fonts in the list.</p>
487 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="MagickQueryFonts">MagickQueryFonts</a></h2>
488 <div class="doc-section">
490 <p>MagickQueryFonts() returns any image formats that match the specified pattern (e.g. "*" for all).</p>
492 <p>The format of the MagickQueryFonts function is:</p>
495 char **MagickQueryFonts(const char *pattern,
496 size_t *number_formats)
499 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
502 <p>Specifies a pointer to a text string containing a pattern.</p>
504 <h5>number_formats</h5>
505 <p>This integer returns the number of image formats in the list.</p>
508 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="MagickRelinquishMemory">MagickRelinquishMemory</a></h2>
509 <div class="doc-section">
511 <p>MagickRelinquishMemory() relinquishes memory resources returned by such methods as MagickIdentifyImage(), MagickGetException(), etc.</p>
513 <p>The format of the MagickRelinquishMemory method is:</p>
516 void *MagickRelinquishMemory(void *resource)
519 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
522 <p>Relinquish the memory associated with this resource.</p>
525 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="MagickResetIterator">MagickResetIterator</a></h2>
526 <div class="doc-section">
528 <p>MagickResetIterator() resets the wand iterator. Use it in conjunction with MagickNextImage() to iterate over all the images in a wand container.</p>
530 <p>The format of the MagickResetIterator method is:</p>
533 void MagickResetIterator(MagickWand *wand)
536 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
539 <p>the magick wand.</p>
542 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="MagickSetFirstIterator">MagickSetFirstIterator</a></h2>
543 <div class="doc-section">
545 <p>MagickSetFirstIterator() sets the wand iterator to the first image.</p>
547 <p>The format of the MagickSetFirstIterator method is:</p>
550 void MagickSetFirstIterator(MagickWand *wand)
553 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
556 <p>the magick wand.</p>
559 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="MagickSetIteratorIndex">MagickSetIteratorIndex</a></h2>
560 <div class="doc-section">
562 <p>MagickSetIteratorIndex() set the iterator to the position in the image list specified with the index parameter.</p>
564 <p>The format of the MagickSetIteratorIndex method is:</p>
567 MagickBooleanType MagickSetIteratorIndex(MagickWand *wand,
571 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
574 <p>the magick wand.</p>
577 <p>the scene number.</p>
580 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="MagickSetLastIterator">MagickSetLastIterator</a></h2>
581 <div class="doc-section">
583 <p>MagickSetLastIterator() sets the wand iterator to the last image.</p>
585 <p>The format of the MagickSetLastIterator method is:</p>
588 void MagickSetLastIterator(MagickWand *wand)
591 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
594 <p>the magick wand.</p>
597 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="MagickWandGenesis">MagickWandGenesis</a></h2>
598 <div class="doc-section">
600 <p>MagickWandGenesis() initializes the MagickWand environment.</p>
602 <p>The format of the MagickWandGenesis method is:</p>
605 void MagickWandGenesis(void)
609 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="MagickWandTerminus">MagickWandTerminus</a></h2>
610 <div class="doc-section">
612 <p>MagickWandTerminus() terminates the MagickWand environment.</p>
614 <p>The format of the MaickWandTerminus method is:</p>
617 void MagickWandTerminus(void)
621 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="NewMagickWand">NewMagickWand</a></h2>
622 <div class="doc-section">
624 <p>NewMagickWand() returns a wand required for all other methods in the API.</p>
626 <p>The format of the NewMagickWand method is:</p>
629 MagickWand *NewMagickWand(void)
633 <h2><a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/api/MagickWand/magick-wand_8c.html" id="NewMagickWandFromImage">NewMagickWandFromImage</a></h2>
634 <div class="doc-section">
636 <p>NewMagickWandFromImage() returns a wand with an image.</p>
638 <p>The format of the NewMagickWandFromImage method is:</p>
641 MagickWand *NewMagickWandFromImage(const Image *image)
644 <p>A description of each parameter follows:</p>
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