The image widget is used to create and manipulate images of Tk. Tk images syntax for creating image is as follows −
image create type name options
In the above syntax type is photo or bitmap and name is the image identifier.
Options
The options available for image create are listed below in the following table −
| Sr.No. | Syntax & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | -file fileNameThe name of the image file name. |
| 2 | -height numberUsed to set height for widget. |
| 3 | -width numberSets the width for widget. |
| 4 | -data stringImage in base 64 encoded string. |
A simple example for image widget is shown below −
#!/usr/bin/wish image create photo imgobj -file "/Users/rajkumar/Desktop/F Drive/pictur/vb/Forests/ 680049.png" -width 400 -height 400 pack [label .myLabel] .myLabel configure -image imgobj
When we run the above program, we will get the following output −
The available function for image are listed below in the following table −
| Sr.No. | Syntax & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | image delete imageNameDeletes the image from memory and related widgets visually. |
| 2 | image height imageNameReturns the height for image. |
| 3 | image width imageNameReturns the width for image. |
| 4 | image type imageNameReturns the type for image. |
| 5 | image namesReturns the list of images live in memory. |
A simple example for using the above image widget commands is shown below −
#!/usr/bin/wish image create photo imgobj -file "/Users/rajkumar/images/680049.png" -width 400 -height 400 pack [label .myLabel] .myLabel configure -image imgobj puts [image height imgobj] puts [image width imgobj] puts [image type imgobj] puts [image names] image delete imgobj
The image will be deleted visually and from memory once the “image delete imgobj” command executes. In the console, the output will be like the following −
400 400 photo imgobj ::tk::icons::information ::tk::icons::error ::tk::icons:: warning ::tk::icons::question
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