I don’t recall if the URL can be a remote URL in addition to a file URL, but regardless, check the status of the source ref with CGImageSourceStatus first. The index value is used for compound images like animated GIFs and PNGs. -- Gary L. Wade http://www.garywade.com/
> On Sep 25, 2019, at 8:10 AM, Gabriel Zachmann via Cocoa-dev > <cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com> wrote: > > > I have this piece of code in my program: > > CGImageSourceRef sourceRef = CGImageSourceCreateWithURL( (CFURLRef) url, > NULL ); > if ( sourceRef == NULL ) > { > ... display error message 1 > return; > } > CFDictionaryRef fileProps = CGImageSourceCopyPropertiesAtIndex( sourceRef, > 0, NULL ); > if ( ! fileProps ) > { > ... display error message 2 > return; > } > > Now, occasionally, I get "error message 2" but not "error message 1", > i.e., CGImageSourceCopyPropertiesAtIndex() apparently fails, while > CGImageSourceCreateWithURL() retuned a valid(?) image source ref. > > I am wondering, how this could happen. Does anyone have a clue? > > Furthermore, when I run the program a few minutes later, without any changes > whatsoever, > both function calls work just fine, with the same image files! > > > Puzzled, Gabriel. > > PS: > I never understood what the index in CGImageSourceCopyPropertiesAtIndex() is > meant for, > and I could not find a clue in the docs, and every example uses just 0 ‒ > but probably, this is not related to the problem described above. _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com