/// <summary> /// Loads an image. /// </summary> /// <param name="path"> The path to the image. </param> /// <returns> A bitmap object if the image is loaded, otherwise null. </returns> public static Bitmap LoadImageAsBitmap(string path, bool showError = false) { if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path) || !File.Exists(path)) { return(null); } ImgFormat fmt = GetImageFormat(path); if (fmt == ImgFormat.nil) { fmt = GetImageFormatFromPath(path); } try { Bitmap result; switch (fmt) { case ImgFormat.png: result = PNG.FromFileAsBitmap(path); result.Tag = ImgFormat.png; return(result); case ImgFormat.bmp: result = BMP.FromFileAsBitmap(path); result.Tag = ImgFormat.bmp; return(result); case ImgFormat.gif: result = Gif.FromFileAsBitmap(path); result.Tag = ImgFormat.gif; return(result); case ImgFormat.jpg: result = JPEG.FromFileAsBitmap(path); result.Tag = ImgFormat.jpg; return(result); case ImgFormat.tif: result = TIFF.FromFileAsBitmap(path); result.Tag = ImgFormat.tif; return(result); case ImgFormat.webp: result = Webp.FromFileAsBitmap(path); result.Tag = ImgFormat.webp; return(result); case ImgFormat.wrm: result = WORM.FromFileAsBitmap(path); result.Tag = ImgFormat.wrm; return(result); } } catch (Exception e) { if (showError) { e.ShowError(); } } return(null); }