The height of the bitmap image in pixels.

The rectangle that defines the size and location of the bitmap image. The top and left of the rectangle are 0; the width and height are equal to the width and height in pixels of the BitmapData object.

Defines whether the bitmap image supports per-pixel transparency. You can set this value only when you construct a BitmapData object by passing in true for the transparent parameter of the constructor. Then, after you create a BitmapData object, you can check whether it supports per-pixel transparency by determining if the value of the transparent property is true.

The width of the bitmap image in pixels.

Creates a BitmapData object with a specified width and height. If you specify a value for the fillColor parameter, every pixel in the bitmap is set to that color.

By default, the bitmap is created as transparent, unless you pass the value false for the transparent parameter. After you create an opaque bitmap, you cannot change it to a transparent bitmap. Every pixel in an opaque bitmap uses only 24 bits of color channel information. If you define the bitmap as transparent, every pixel uses 32 bits of color channel information, including an alpha transparency channel.

The maximum size of a BitmapData object depends on the SWF version:

• SWF 13+ (Flash Player 11, AIR 3) the practical limit is the amount of memory available. (The theoretical limit to width or height is the largest positive integer -- divided by 20 to allow for twips, but you will hit memory limits long before reaching this size.)
• SWF 10 (Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5) the maximum size for a BitmapData object is 8,191 pixels in width or height, and the total number of pixels cannot exceed 16,777,215 pixels. (So, if a BitmapData object is 8,191 pixels wide, it can only be 2,048 pixels high.)
• SWF 9 (Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1) the limitation is 2,880 pixels in height and 2,880 pixels in width. If you specify a width or height value that is greater than 2880, a new instance is not created.

Takes a source image and a filter object and generates the filtered image.

This method relies on the behavior of built-in filter objects, which determine the destination rectangle that is affected by an input source rectangle.

After a filter is applied, the resulting image can be larger than the input image. For example, if you use a BlurFilter class to blur a source rectangle of (50,50,100,100) and a destination point of (10,10), the area that changes in the destination image is larger than (10,10,60,60) because of the blurring. This happens internally during the applyFilter() call.

If the sourceRect parameter of the sourceBitmapData parameter is an interior region, such as (50,50,100,100) in a 200 x 200 image, the filter uses the source pixels outside the sourceRect parameter to generate the destination rectangle.

If the BitmapData object and the object specified as the sourceBitmapData parameter are the same object, the application uses a temporary copy of the object to perform the filter. For best performance, avoid this situation.

Parameters

More examples

Related API Elements

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.geom.Point;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
import flash.filters.BlurFilter;

var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(80, 30, false, 0xFFCC00);
var rect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(10, 10, 40, 10);
bmd.fillRect(rect, 0xFF0000);

var pt:Point = new Point(10, 10);
var filter:BlurFilter = new BlurFilter();
bmd.applyFilter(bmd, rect, pt, filter);

var bm:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd);
addChild(bm);

Returns a new BitmapData object that is a clone of the original instance with an exact copy of the contained bitmap.

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;

var bmd1:BitmapData = new BitmapData(100, 80, false, 0x00000000);
var bmd2:BitmapData = bmd1.clone();

bmd1.setPixel32(1, 1, 0xFFFFFFFF);

trace(bmd1.getPixel32(1, 1).toString(16)); // ffffffff
trace(bmd2.getPixel32(1, 1).toString(16)); // ff000000

var bm1:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd1);
this.addChild(bm1);

var bm2:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd2);
bm2.x = 110;
this.addChild(bm2);

Adjusts the color values in a specified area of a bitmap image by using a ColorTransform object. If the rectangle matches the boundaries of the bitmap image, this method transforms the color values of the entire image.

Parameters

Related API Elements

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
import flash.geom.ColorTransform;

var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(80, 30, false, 0xFF0000);

var cTransform:ColorTransform = new ColorTransform();
cTransform.alphaMultiplier = 0.5
var rect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, 40, 30);
bmd.colorTransform(rect, cTransform);

var bm:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd);
addChild(bm);

Compares two BitmapData objects. If the two BitmapData objects have the same dimensions (width and height), the method returns a new BitmapData object, in which each pixel is the "difference" between the pixels in the two source objects:

• If two pixels are equal, the difference pixel is 0x00000000.
• If two pixels have different RGB values (ignoring the alpha value), the difference pixel is 0xRRGGBB where RR/GG/BB are the individual difference values between red, green, and blue channels (the pixel value in the source object minus the pixel value in the otherBitmapData object). Alpha channel differences are ignored in this case.
• If only the alpha channel value is different, the pixel value is 0xZZFFFFFF, where ZZ is the difference in the alpha values (the alpha value in the source object minus the alpha value in the otherBitmapData object).

For example, consider the following two BitmapData objects:

     var bmd1:BitmapData = new BitmapData(50, 50, true, 0xFFFF8800);
     var bmd2:BitmapData = new BitmapData(50, 50, true, 0xCCCC6600);
     var diffBmpData:BitmapData = bmd1.compare(bmd2) as BitmapData;
     trace ("0x" + diffBmpData.getPixel(0,0).toString(16); // 0x332200
     

Note: The colors used to fill the two BitmapData objects have slightly different RGB values (0xFF0000 and 0xFFAA00). The result of the compare() method is a new BitmapData object with each pixel showing the difference in the RGB values between the two bitmaps.

Consider the following two BitmapData objects, in which the RGB colors are the same, but the alpha values are different:

     var bmd1:BitmapData = new BitmapData(50, 50, true, 0xFFFFAA00);
     var bmd2:BitmapData = new BitmapData(50, 50, true, 0xCCFFAA00);
     var diffBmpData:BitmapData = bmd1.compare(bmd2) as BitmapData;
     trace ("0x" + diffBmpData.getPixel32(0,0).toString(16); // 0x33ffffff
     

The result of the compare() method is a new BitmapData object with each pixel showing the difference in the alpha values between the two bitmaps.

If the BitmapData objects are equivalent (with the same width, height, and identical pixel values), the method returns the number 0.

If the widths of the BitmapData objects are not equal, the method returns the number -3.

If the heights of the BitmapData objects are not equal, but the widths are the same, the method returns the number -4.

The following example compares two Bitmap objects with different widths (50 and 60):

     var bmd1:BitmapData = new BitmapData(100, 50, false, 0xFFFF0000);
     var bmd2:BitmapData = new BitmapData(100, 60, false, 0xFFFFAA00);
     trace(bmd1.compare(bmd2)); // -4
     

Parameters

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;

var bmd1:BitmapData = new BitmapData(50, 50, true, 0xFFFFAA00);
var bmd2:BitmapData = new BitmapData(50, 50, true, 0xCCFFAA00);
var diffBmpData:BitmapData = BitmapData(bmd1.compare(bmd2));
var diffValue:String = diffBmpData.getPixel32(1, 1).toString(16);
trace (diffValue); // 33ffffff

var bm1:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd1);
addChild(bm1);
var bm2:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd2);
addChild(bm2);
bm2.x = 60;

Transfers data from one channel of another BitmapData object or the current BitmapData object into a channel of the current BitmapData object. All of the data in the other channels in the destination BitmapData object are preserved.

The source channel value and destination channel value can be one of following values:

• BitmapDataChannel.RED
• BitmapDataChannel.GREEN
• BitmapDataChannel.BLUE
• BitmapDataChannel.ALPHA

Parameters

Related API Elements

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
import flash.geom.Point;

var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(100, 80, false, 0x00FF0000);

var rect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, 20, 20);
var pt:Point = new Point(10, 10);
bmd.copyChannel(bmd, rect, pt, BitmapDataChannel.RED, BitmapDataChannel.BLUE);

var bm:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd);
this.addChild(bm);    

Provides a fast routine to perform pixel manipulation between images with no stretching, rotation, or color effects. This method copies a rectangular area of a source image to a rectangular area of the same size at the destination point of the destination BitmapData object.

If you include the alphaBitmap and alphaPoint parameters, you can use a secondary image as an alpha source for the source image. If the source image has alpha data, both sets of alpha data are used to composite pixels from the source image to the destination image. The alphaPoint parameter is the point in the alpha image that corresponds to the upper-left corner of the source rectangle. Any pixels outside the intersection of the source image and alpha image are not copied to the destination image.

The mergeAlpha property controls whether or not the alpha channel is used when a transparent image is copied onto another transparent image. To copy pixels with the alpha channel data, set the mergeAlpha property to true. By default, the mergeAlpha property is false.

Parameters

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
import flash.geom.Point;

var bmd1:BitmapData = new BitmapData(40, 40, false, 0x000000FF);
var bmd2:BitmapData = new BitmapData(80, 40, false, 0x0000CC44);

var rect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, 20, 20);
var pt:Point = new Point(10, 10);
bmd2.copyPixels(bmd1, rect, pt);

var bm1:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd1);
this.addChild(bm1);
var bm2:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd2);
this.addChild(bm2);
bm2.x = 50;

Frees memory that is used to store the BitmapData object.

When the dispose() method is called on an image, the width and height of the image are set to 0. All subsequent calls to methods or properties of this BitmapData instance fail, and an exception is thrown.

BitmapData.dispose() releases the memory occupied by the actual bitmap data, immediately (a bitmap can consume up to 64 MB of memory). After using BitmapData.dispose(), the BitmapData object is no longer usable and the Flash runtime throws an exception if you call functions on the BitmapData object. However, BitmapData.dispose() does not garbage collect the BitmapData object (approximately 128 bytes); the memory occupied by the actual BitmapData object is released at the time the BitmapData object is collected by the garbage collector.

Related API Elements

import flash.display.BitmapData;

var myBitmapData:BitmapData = new BitmapData(100, 80, false, 0x000000FF);
trace(myBitmapData.getPixel(1, 1)); // 255 == 0xFF

myBitmapData.dispose();
try {
    trace(myBitmapData.getPixel(1, 1));
} catch (error:Error) {
    trace(error); // ArgumentError
}

Draws the source display object onto the bitmap image, using the Flash runtime vector renderer. You can specify matrix, colorTransform, blendMode, and a destination clipRect parameter to control how the rendering performs. Optionally, you can specify whether the bitmap should be smoothed when scaled (this works only if the source object is a BitmapData object).

This method directly corresponds to how objects are drawn with the standard vector renderer for objects in the authoring tool interface.

The source display object does not use any of its applied transformations for this call. It is treated as it exists in the library or file, with no matrix transform, no color transform, and no blend mode. To draw a display object (such as a movie clip) by using its own transform properties, you can copy its transform property object to the transform property of the Bitmap object that uses the BitmapData object.

This method is supported over RTMP in Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and later and in Adobe AIR. You can control access to streams on Flash Media Server in a server-side script. For more information, see the Client.audioSampleAccess and Client.videoSampleAccess properties in Server-Side ActionScript Language Reference for Adobe Flash Media Server.

If the source object and (in the case of a Sprite or MovieClip object) all of its child objects do not come from the same domain as the caller, or are not in a content that is accessible to the caller by having called the Security.allowDomain() method, a call to the draw() throws a SecurityError exception. This restriction does not apply to AIR content in the application security sandbox.

There are also restrictions on using a loaded bitmap image as the source. A call to the draw() method is successful if the loaded image comes from the same domain as the caller. Also, a cross-domain policy file on the image's server can grant permission to the domain of the SWF content calling the draw() method. In this case, you must set the checkPolicyFile property of a LoaderContext object, and use this object as the context parameter when calling the load() method of the Loader object used to load the image. These restrictions do not apply to AIR content in the application security sandbox.

On Windows, the draw() method cannot capture SWF content embedded in an HTML page in an HTMLLoader object in Adobe AIR.

The draw() method cannot capture PDF content in Adobe AIR. Nor can it capture or SWF content embedded in HTML in which the wmode attribute is set to "window" in Adobe AIR.

Parameters

Related API Elements

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.text.TextField;

var tf:TextField = new TextField();
tf.text = "bitmap text";

var myBitmapData:BitmapData = new BitmapData(80, 20);
myBitmapData.draw(tf);
var bmp:Bitmap = new Bitmap(myBitmapData);
this.addChild(bmp);

Fills a rectangular area of pixels with a specified ARGB color.

Parameters

Related API Elements

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;

var myBitmapData:BitmapData = new BitmapData(40, 40, false, 0x0000FF00);

var rect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, 20, 20);
myBitmapData.fillRect(rect, 0x0000FF);

var bm:Bitmap = new Bitmap(myBitmapData);
addChild(bm);

Performs a flood fill operation on an image starting at an (x, y) coordinate and filling with a certain color. The floodFill() method is similar to the paint bucket tool in various paint programs. The color is an ARGB color that contains alpha information and color information.

Parameters

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;

var myBitmapData:BitmapData = new BitmapData(40, 40, false, 0x0000FF00);

var rect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, 20, 20);
myBitmapData.fillRect(rect, 0x000000FF);
rect = new Rectangle(15, 15, 25, 25);
myBitmapData.fillRect(rect, 0x000000FF);

myBitmapData.floodFill(10, 10, 0x00FF0000);

var bm:Bitmap = new Bitmap(myBitmapData);
addChild(bm);

Determines the destination rectangle that the applyFilter() method call affects, given a BitmapData object, a source rectangle, and a filter object.

For example, a blur filter normally affects an area larger than the size of the original image. A 100 x 200 pixel image that is being filtered by a default BlurFilter instance, where blurX = blurY = 4 generates a destination rectangle of (-2,-2,104,204). The generateFilterRect() method lets you find out the size of this destination rectangle in advance so that you can size the destination image appropriately before you perform a filter operation.

Some filters clip their destination rectangle based on the source image size. For example, an inner DropShadow does not generate a larger result than its source image. In this API, the BitmapData object is used as the source bounds and not the source rect parameter.

Parameters

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.geom.Point;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
import flash.filters.BlurFilter;

var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(80, 30, false, 0xFFCC00);
var rect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(10, 10, 40, 10);
bmd.fillRect(rect, 0xFF0000);

var pt:Point = new Point(10, 10);
var filter:BlurFilter = new BlurFilter();

trace(bmd.generateFilterRect(rect, filter));
// (x=8, y=8, w=44, h=14)

bmd.applyFilter(bmd, rect, pt, filter);
var bm:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd);
addChild(bm);

Determines a rectangular region that either fully encloses all pixels of a specified color within the bitmap image (if the findColor parameter is set to true) or fully encloses all pixels that do not include the specified color (if the findColor parameter is set to false).

For example, if you have a source image and you want to determine the rectangle of the image that contains a nonzero alpha channel, pass {mask: 0xFF000000, color: 0x00000000} as parameters. If the findColor parameter is set to true, the entire image is searched for the bounds of pixels for which (value & mask) == color (where value is the color value of the pixel). If the findColor parameter is set to false, the entire image is searched for the bounds of pixels for which (value & mask) != color (where value is the color value of the pixel). To determine white space around an image, pass {mask: 0xFFFFFFFF, color: 0xFFFFFFFF} to find the bounds of nonwhite pixels.

Parameters

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;

var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(80, 40, false, 0xFFFFFF);
var rect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, 80, 20);
bmd.fillRect(rect, 0xFF0000);

var maskColor:uint = 0xFFFFFF; 
var color:uint = 0xFF0000;  
var redBounds:Rectangle = bmd.getColorBoundsRect(maskColor, color, true);
trace(redBounds); // (x=0, y=0, w=80, h=20)

var notRedBounds:Rectangle = bmd.getColorBoundsRect(maskColor, color, false);
trace(notRedBounds); // (x=0, y=20, w=80, h=20)

var bm:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd);
addChild(bm);

Returns an integer that represents an RGB pixel value from a BitmapData object at a specific point (x, y). The getPixel() method returns an unmultiplied pixel value. No alpha information is returned.

All pixels in a BitmapData object are stored as premultiplied color values. A premultiplied image pixel has the red, green, and blue color channel values already multiplied by the alpha data. For example, if the alpha value is 0, the values for the RGB channels are also 0, independent of their unmultiplied values. This loss of data can cause some problems when you perform operations. All BitmapData methods take and return unmultiplied values. The internal pixel representation is converted from premultiplied to unmultiplied before it is returned as a value. During a set operation, the pixel value is premultiplied before the raw image pixel is set.

Parameters

Related API Elements

import flash.display.BitmapData;

var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(80, 40, false, 0xFF0000);

var pixelValue:uint = bmd.getPixel(1, 1);
trace(pixelValue.toString(16)); // ff0000;

Returns an ARGB color value that contains alpha channel data and RGB data. This method is similar to the getPixel() method, which returns an RGB color without alpha channel data.

All pixels in a BitmapData object are stored as premultiplied color values. A premultiplied image pixel has the red, green, and blue color channel values already multiplied by the alpha data. For example, if the alpha value is 0, the values for the RGB channels are also 0, independent of their unmultiplied values. This loss of data can cause some problems when you perform operations. All BitmapData methods take and return unmultiplied values. The internal pixel representation is converted from premultiplied to unmultiplied before it is returned as a value. During a set operation, the pixel value is premultiplied before the raw image pixel is set.

Parameters

Related API Elements

import flash.display.BitmapData;

var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(80, 40, true, 0xFF44AACC);

var pixelValue:uint = bmd.getPixel32(1, 1);
var alphaValue:uint = pixelValue >> 24 & 0xFF;
var red:uint = pixelValue >> 16 & 0xFF;
var green:uint = pixelValue >> 8 & 0xFF;
var blue:uint = pixelValue & 0xFF;

trace(alphaValue.toString(16)); // ff
trace(red.toString(16)); // 44
trace(green.toString(16)); // aa
trace(blue.toString(16)); // cc

Generates a byte array from a rectangular region of pixel data. Writes an unsigned integer (a 32-bit unmultiplied pixel value) for each pixel into the byte array.

Parameters

Related API Elements

import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
import flash.utils.ByteArray;

var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(80, 40, true);
var seed:int = int(Math.random() * int.MAX_VALUE);
bmd.noise(seed);

var bounds:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, bmd.width, bmd.height);
var pixels:ByteArray = bmd.getPixels(bounds);

Generates a vector array from a rectangular region of pixel data. Returns a Vector object of unsigned integers (a 32-bit unmultiplied pixel value) for the specified rectangle.

Parameters

Computes a 256-value binary number histogram of a BitmapData object. This method returns a Vector object containing four Vector.<Number> instances (four Vector objects that contain Number objects). The four Vector instances represent the red, green, blue and alpha components in order. Each Vector instance contains 256 values that represent the population count of an individual component value, from 0 to 255.

Parameters

Performs pixel-level hit detection between one bitmap image and a point, rectangle, or other bitmap image. A hit is defined as an overlap of a point or rectangle over an opaque pixel, or two overlapping opaque pixels. No stretching, rotation, or other transformation of either object is considered when the hit test is performed.

If an image is an opaque image, it is considered a fully opaque rectangle for this method. Both images must be transparent images to perform pixel-level hit testing that considers transparency. When you are testing two transparent images, the alpha threshold parameters control what alpha channel values, from 0 to 255, are considered opaque.

Parameters

import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
import flash.geom.Point;

var bmd1:BitmapData = new BitmapData(80, 80, true, 0x00000000);
var rect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(20, 20, 40, 40);
bmd1.fillRect(rect, 0xFF0000FF);

var pt1:Point = new Point(1, 1);
trace(bmd1.hitTest(pt1, 0xFF, pt1)); // false
var pt2:Point = new Point(40, 40);
trace(bmd1.hitTest(pt1, 0xFF, pt2)); // true

Locks an image so that any objects that reference the BitmapData object, such as Bitmap objects, are not updated when this BitmapData object changes. To improve performance, use this method along with the unlock() method before and after numerous calls to the setPixel() or setPixel32() method.

Related API Elements

import flash.display.BitmapData;

var bitmapData:BitmapData = picture.bitmapData;
bitmapData.lock();
bitmapData = complexTransformation(bitmapData);
bitmapData.unlock();
picture.bitmapData = bitmapData;

Performs per-channel blending from a source image to a destination image. For each channel and each pixel, a new value is computed based on the channel values of the source and destination pixels. For example, in the red channel, the new value is computed as follows (where redSrc is the red channel value for a pixel in the source image and redDest is the red channel value at the corresponding pixel of the destination image):

new redDest = [(redSrc * redMultiplier) + (redDest * (256 - redMultiplier))] / 256;

The redMultiplier, greenMultiplier, blueMultiplier, and alphaMultiplier values are the multipliers used for each color channel. Use a hexadecimal value ranging from 0 to 0x100 (256) where 0 specifies the full value from the destination is used in the result, 0x100 specifies the full value from the source is used, and numbers in between specify a blend is used (such as 0x80 for 50%).

Parameters

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
import flash.geom.Point;

var bmd1:BitmapData = new BitmapData(100, 80, true, 0xFF00FF00);
var bmd2:BitmapData = new BitmapData(100, 80, true, 0xFFFF0000);
var rect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, 20, 20);
var pt:Point = new Point(20, 20);
var mult:uint = 0x80; // 50% 
bmd1.merge(bmd2, rect, pt, mult, mult, mult, mult);

var bm1:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd1);
addChild(bm1);
var bm2:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd2);
addChild(bm2);
bm2.x = 110;

Fills an image with pixels representing random noise.

Parameters

Related API Elements

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.display.BitmapDataChannel;

var bmd1:BitmapData = new BitmapData(80, 80);
var bmd2:BitmapData = new BitmapData(80, 80);

var seed:int = int(Math.random() * int.MAX_VALUE);
bmd1.noise(seed, 0, 0xFF, BitmapDataChannel.RED, false);
bmd2.noise(seed, 0, 0xFF, BitmapDataChannel.RED, true);

var bm1:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd1);
this.addChild(bm1);
var bm2:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd2);
this.addChild(bm2);
bm2.x = 90;

Remaps the color channel values in an image that has up to four arrays of color palette data, one for each channel.

Flash runtimes use the following steps to generate the resulting image:

1. After the red, green, blue, and alpha values are computed, they are added together using standard 32-bit-integer arithmetic.
2. The red, green, blue, and alpha channel values of each pixel are extracted into separate 0 to 255 values. These values are used to look up new color values in the appropriate array: redArray, greenArray, blueArray, and alphaArray. Each of these four arrays should contain 256 values.
3. After all four of the new channel values are retrieved, they are combined into a standard ARGB value that is applied to the pixel.

Cross-channel effects can be supported with this method. Each input array can contain full 32-bit values, and no shifting occurs when the values are added together. This routine does not support per-channel clamping.

If no array is specified for a channel, the color channel is copied from the source image to the destination image.

You can use this method for a variety of effects such as general palette mapping (taking one channel and converting it to a false color image). You can also use this method for a variety of advanced color manipulation algorithms, such as gamma, curves, levels, and quantizing.

Parameters

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
import flash.geom.Point;

var myBitmapData:BitmapData = new BitmapData(80, 80, false, 0x00FF0000);
myBitmapData.fillRect(new Rectangle(20, 20, 40, 40), 0x0000FF00);

var redArray:Array = new Array(256);
var greenArray:Array = new Array(256);

for(var i:uint = 0; i < 255; i++) {
    redArray[i] = 0x00000000;
    greenArray[i] = 0x00000000;
}

redArray[0xFF] = 0x0000FF00;
greenArray[0xFF] = 0x00FF0000;

var bottomHalf:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, 100, 40);
var pt:Point = new Point(0, 0);
myBitmapData.paletteMap(myBitmapData, bottomHalf, pt, redArray, greenArray);

var bm1:Bitmap = new Bitmap(myBitmapData);
addChild(bm1);

Generates a Perlin noise image.

The Perlin noise generation algorithm interpolates and combines individual random noise functions (called octaves) into a single function that generates more natural-seeming random noise. Like musical octaves, each octave function is twice the frequency of the one before it. Perlin noise has been described as a "fractal sum of noise" because it combines multiple sets of noise data with different levels of detail.

You can use Perlin noise functions to simulate natural phenomena and landscapes, such as wood grain, clouds, and mountain ranges. In most cases, the output of a Perlin noise function is not displayed directly but is used to enhance other images and give them pseudo-random variations.

Simple digital random noise functions often produce images with harsh, contrasting points. This kind of harsh contrast is not often found in nature. The Perlin noise algorithm blends multiple noise functions that operate at different levels of detail. This algorithm results in smaller variations among neighboring pixel values.

Parameters

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;

var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(200, 200, false, 0x00CCCCCC);

var seed:Number = Math.floor(Math.random() * 10);
var channels:uint = BitmapDataChannel.RED | BitmapDataChannel.BLUE;
bmd.perlinNoise(100, 80, 6, seed, false, true, channels, false, null);

var bm:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd);
addChild(bm);

Performs a pixel dissolve either from a source image to a destination image or by using the same image. Flash runtimes use a randomSeed value to generate a random pixel dissolve. The return value of the function must be passed in on subsequent calls to continue the pixel dissolve until it is finished.

If the source image does not equal the destination image, pixels are copied from the source to the destination by using all of the properties. This process allows dissolving from a blank image into a fully populated image.

If the source and destination images are equal, pixels are filled with the color parameter. This process allows dissolving away from a fully populated image. In this mode, the destination point parameter is ignored.

Parameters

import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.geom.Point;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;

var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(100, 80, false, 0x00CCCCCC);
var bitmap:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd);
addChild(bitmap);

var tim:Timer = new Timer(20);
tim.start();
tim.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, timerHandler);
 
function timerHandler(event:TimerEvent):void {
    var randomNum:Number = Math.floor(Math.random() * int.MAX_VALUE);
    dissolve(randomNum);
}

function dissolve(randomNum:Number):void {
    var rect:Rectangle = bmd.rect;
    var pt:Point = new Point(0, 0);
    var numberOfPixels:uint = 100;
    var red:uint = 0x00FF0000;
    bmd.pixelDissolve(bmd, rect, pt, randomNum, numberOfPixels, red);
    var grayRegion:Rectangle = bmd.getColorBoundsRect(0xFFFFFFFF, 0x00CCCCCC, true);
    if(grayRegion.width == 0 && grayRegion.height == 0 ) {
        tim.stop();
    }
}

Scrolls an image by a certain (x, y) pixel amount. Edge regions outside the scrolling area are left unchanged.

Parameters

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;

var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(80, 80, true, 0xFFCCCCCC);
var rect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, 40, 40);
bmd.fillRect(rect, 0xFFFF0000);
            
var bm:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd);
addChild(bm);

trace (bmd.getPixel32(50, 20).toString(16)); // ffcccccccc

bmd.scroll(30, 0); 

trace (bmd.getPixel32(50, 20).toString(16)); // ffff0000

Sets a single pixel of a BitmapData object. The current alpha channel value of the image pixel is preserved during this operation. The value of the RGB color parameter is treated as an unmultiplied color value.

Note: To increase performance, when you use the setPixel() or setPixel32() method repeatedly, call the lock() method before you call the setPixel() or setPixel32() method, and then call the unlock() method when you have made all pixel changes. This process prevents objects that reference this BitmapData instance from updating until you finish making the pixel changes.

Parameters

Related API Elements

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;

var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(80, 80, false, 0xCCCCCC);

for (var i:uint = 0; i < 80; i++) {
    var red:uint = 0xFF0000;
    bmd.setPixel(i, 40, red);
}

var bm:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd);
addChild(bm);

Sets the color and alpha transparency values of a single pixel of a BitmapData object. This method is similar to the setPixel() method; the main difference is that the setPixel32() method takes an ARGB color value that contains alpha channel information.

All pixels in a BitmapData object are stored as premultiplied color values. A premultiplied image pixel has the red, green, and blue color channel values already multiplied by the alpha data. For example, if the alpha value is 0, the values for the RGB channels are also 0, independent of their unmultiplied values. This loss of data can cause some problems when you perform operations. All BitmapData methods take and return unmultiplied values. The internal pixel representation is converted from premultiplied to unmultiplied before it is returned as a value. During a set operation, the pixel value is premultiplied before the raw image pixel is set.

Note: To increase performance, when you use the setPixel() or setPixel32() method repeatedly, call the lock() method before you call the setPixel() or setPixel32() method, and then call the unlock() method when you have made all pixel changes. This process prevents objects that reference this BitmapData instance from updating until you finish making the pixel changes.

Parameters

Related API Elements

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;

var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(80, 80, true, 0xFFCCCCCC);

for (var i:uint = 0; i < 80; i++) {
    var red:uint = 0x60FF0000;
    bmd.setPixel32(i, 40, red);
}

var bm:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd);
addChild(bm);

Converts a byte array into a rectangular region of pixel data. For each pixel, the ByteArray.readUnsignedInt() method is called and the return value is written into the pixel. If the byte array ends before the full rectangle is written, the function returns. The data in the byte array is expected to be 32-bit ARGB pixel values. No seeking is performed on the byte array before or after the pixels are read.

Parameters

Related API Elements

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.utils.ByteArray;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;

var bmd1:BitmapData = new BitmapData(100, 100, true, 0xFFCCCCCC);
var bmd2:BitmapData = new BitmapData(100, 100, true, 0xFFFF0000);

var rect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, 100, 100);
var bytes:ByteArray = bmd1.getPixels(rect);

bytes.position = 0;
bmd2.setPixels(rect, bytes);

var bm1:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd1);
addChild(bm1);
var bm2:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd2);
addChild(bm2);
bm2.x = 110;

Converts a Vector into a rectangular region of pixel data. For each pixel, a Vector element is read and written into the BitmapData pixel. The data in the Vector is expected to be 32-bit ARGB pixel values.

Parameters

Tests pixel values in an image against a specified threshold and sets pixels that pass the test to new color values. Using the threshold() method, you can isolate and replace color ranges in an image and perform other logical operations on image pixels.

The threshold() method's test logic is as follows:

1. If ((pixelValue & mask) operation (threshold & mask)), then set the pixel to color;
2. Otherwise, if copySource == true, then set the pixel to corresponding pixel value from sourceBitmap.

The operation parameter specifies the comparison operator to use for the threshold test. For example, by using "==" as the operation parameter, you can isolate a specific color value in an image. Or by using {operation: "<", mask: 0xFF000000, threshold: 0x7F000000, color: 0x00000000}, you can set all destination pixels to be fully transparent when the source image pixel's alpha is less than 0x7F. You can use this technique for animated transitions and other effects.

Parameters

import flash.display.Bitmap;
import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.display.BitmapDataChannel;
import flash.geom.Point;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;

var bmd1:BitmapData = new BitmapData(200, 200, true, 0xFFCCCCCC);

var seed:int = int(Math.random() * int.MAX_VALUE);
var channels:uint = BitmapDataChannel.RED | BitmapDataChannel.BLUE;
bmd1.perlinNoise(100, 80, 12, seed, false, true, channels, false, null);

var bitmap1:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd1);
addChild(bitmap1);

var bmd2:BitmapData = new BitmapData(200, 200, true, 0xFFCCCCCC);
var pt:Point = new Point(0, 0);
var rect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, 200, 200);
var threshold:uint =  0x00800000; 
var color:uint = 0x20FF0000;
var maskColor:uint = 0x00FF0000;
bmd2.threshold(bmd1, rect, pt, ">", threshold, color, maskColor, true);

var bitmap2:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd2);
bitmap2.x = bitmap1.x + bitmap1.width + 10;
addChild(bitmap2);

Unlocks an image so that any objects that reference the BitmapData object, such as Bitmap objects, are updated when this BitmapData object changes. To improve performance, use this method along with the lock() method before and after numerous calls to the setPixel() or setPixel32() method.

Parameters

Related API Elements

import flash.display.BitmapData;

var bitmapData:BitmapData = picture.bitmapData;
bitmapData.lock();
bitmapData = complexTransformation(bitmapData);
bitmapData.unlock();
picture.bitmapData = bitmapData;

1. A url property is created, which is the location and name of the image file
2. The class constructor creates a Loader object, which then instantiates an event listener, which is dispatched when the completeHandler() method completes the image manipulation.
3. The request URLRequest object is then passed to loader.load(), which loads the image into memory by using a display object.
4. The image is then placed on the display list, which displays the image on screen at coordinates x = 0, y = 0.
5. The completeHandler() method then does the following:
   • Creates a second Loader, along with a Bitmap object, which is initialized with the Loader object.
   • Creates a second Bitmap object, duplicate, which in turn calls the duplicateImage() method, which creates a duplicate of the original image.
   • Creates a BitmapData object that is assigned to the duplicate object's BitmapData object.
   • Creates a new Rectangle object initialized with the same coordinates, width, and height as the original image.
   • Creates a new Point object, which defaults to x = 0, y = 0.
   • Creates the following variables:
     • operation — Applies the new color when the threshold value is greater than or equal to the original.
     • threshold — The value against which each pixel is compared (in this example, light gray with an alpha of 0xCC).
     • color — The color that the pixels are set to that pass the threshold test, which is solid yellow in this case.
     • mask — The exact opposite of color (transparent blue).
     • copySource — Set to false, indicating the pixel values are not copied if the threshold value does not pass. This value has no meaning because the image is duplicated and only pixels that pass the threshold test are changed.
   • Calls the threshold() method using the preceding variables. The resulting threshold equation is as follows: if (current pixel Value & 0x000000FF) >= (0xCCCCCCCC & 0x000000FF) then set pixel to 0xFFFFFF00.

Notes:

• You will need to compile the SWF file with Local Playback Security set to Access Local Files Only.
• This example requires that a file named Image.gif be placed in the same directory as your SWF file.
• It is recommended that you use an image of up to approximately 80 pixels in width.

package {
    import flash.display.Bitmap;
    import flash.display.BitmapData;
    import flash.display.Loader;
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.events.*;
    import flash.geom.Point;
    import flash.geom.Rectangle;
    import flash.net.URLRequest;

    public class BitmapDataExample extends Sprite {
        private var url:String = "Image.gif";
        private var size:uint = 80;

        public function BitmapDataExample() {
            configureAssets();
        }

        private function configureAssets():void {
            var loader:Loader = new Loader();
            loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeHandler);
            loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, ioErrorHandler);

            var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
            loader.x = size * numChildren;
            loader.load(request);
            addChild(loader);
        }

        private function duplicateImage(original:Bitmap):Bitmap {
            var image:Bitmap = new Bitmap(original.bitmapData.clone());
            image.x = size * numChildren;
            addChild(image);
            return image;
        }

        private function completeHandler(event:Event):void {
            var loader:Loader = Loader(event.target.loader);
            var image:Bitmap = Bitmap(loader.content);

            var duplicate:Bitmap = duplicateImage(image);
            var bitmapData:BitmapData = duplicate.bitmapData;
            var sourceRect:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, bitmapData.width, bitmapData.height);
            var destPoint:Point = new Point();
            var operation:String = ">=";
            var threshold:uint = 0xCCCCCCCC;
            var color:uint = 0xFFFFFF00;
            var mask:uint = 0x000000FF;
            var copySource:Boolean = true;

            bitmapData.threshold(bitmapData,
                                 sourceRect,
                                 destPoint,
                                 operation,
                                 threshold,
                                 color,
                                 mask,
                                 copySource);
        }
        
        private function ioErrorHandler(event:IOErrorEvent):void {
            trace("Unable to load image: " + url);
        }
    }
}