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WmfDecoder Class

An ImageDecoder used to read Windows Metafile (WMF) images from a Stream.

Inheritance Hierarchy
SystemObject
  Atalasoft.Imaging.CodecImageDecoder
    Atalasoft.Imaging.CodecWmfDecoder

Namespace:  Atalasoft.Imaging.Codec
Assembly:  Atalasoft.dotImage (in Atalasoft.dotImage.dll) Version: 2026.2.0.0.42 (.NET 4.6.2, x86)
Syntax
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public class WmfDecoder : ImageDecoder

The WmfDecoder type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  NameDescription
Public methodWmfDecoder
Initializes a new instance of a WmfDecoder.
Public methodWmfDecoder(Size)
Initializes a new instance of a WmfDecoder specifying the size of the image.
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Properties
  NameDescription
Public propertyDefaultSize Obsolete.
Gets or sets the default Size when reading a windows metafile.
Public propertySupportedImageType Obsolete.
Returns a Wmf ImageType enumeration value.
(Overrides ImageDecoderSupportedImageType.)
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Methods
  NameDescription
Public methodEquals
Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.
(Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodFinalize
Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.
(Inherited from Object.)
Public methodGetHashCode
Serves as the default hash function.
(Inherited from Object.)
Public methodGetImageInfo
Retreive information from a Wmf image stored in a Stream without decoding the image data.
(Overrides ImageDecoderGetImageInfo(Stream).)
Public methodGetType
Gets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object.)
Public methodIsValidFormat

Returns true if the specified Stream contains an Wmf image.

(Overrides ImageDecoderIsValidFormat(Stream).)
Protected methodMemberwiseClone
Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.
(Inherited from Object.)
Public methodRead (Overrides ImageDecoderRead(Stream, ProgressEventHandler).)
Public methodToString
Returns a string that represents the current object.
(Inherited from Object.)
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Remarks

By default, when opening a Wmf image using the AtalaImage or Workspace objects, this decoder will automatically be selected from the RegisteredDecoders and does not have to be explicitly set.

Any vectorized entities saved in the Metafile will be converted to a raster format.

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