/// <summary>
/// Loads image and returns its data in .bmp file format.
/// Returns null if fails, for example file not found or invalid Base64 string.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="s">Depends on t. File path or resource name without prefix or Base64 image data without prefix.</param>
/// <param name="t">Image type and string format.</param>
/// <param name="searchPath">Use <see cref="AFile.SearchPath"/></param>
/// <remarks>Supports environment variables etc. If not full path, searches in <see cref="AFolders.ThisAppImages"/>.</remarks>
public static byte[] BmpFileDataFromString(string s, ImageType t, bool searchPath = false)
{
//AOutput.Write(t, s);
try {
switch (t)
{
case ImageType.Bmp:
case ImageType.PngGifJpg:
case ImageType.Cur:
if (searchPath)
{
s = AFile.SearchPath(s, AFolders.ThisAppImages);
if (s == null)
{
return(null);
}
}
else
{
if (!APath.IsFullPathExpandEnvVar(ref s))
{
return(null);
}
s = APath.Normalize(s, AFolders.ThisAppImages);
if (!AFile.ExistsAsFile(s))
{
return(null);
}
}
break;
}
switch (t)
{
case ImageType.Base64CompressedBmp:
return(AConvert.Decompress(Convert.FromBase64String(s)));
case ImageType.Base64PngGifJpg:
using (var stream = new MemoryStream(Convert.FromBase64String(s), false)) {
return(_ImageToBytes(Image.FromStream(stream)));
}
case ImageType.Resource:
return(_ImageToBytes(AResources.GetAppResource(s) as Image));
case ImageType.Bmp:
return(File.ReadAllBytes(s));
case ImageType.PngGifJpg:
return(_ImageToBytes(Image.FromFile(s)));
case ImageType.Ico:
case ImageType.IconLib:
case ImageType.ShellIcon:
case ImageType.Cur:
return(_IconToBytes(s, t == ImageType.Cur, searchPath));
}
}
catch (Exception ex) { ADebug.Print(ex.Message + " " + s); }
return(null);
}