Constructor

GeglBuffernew_for_backend

Declaration [src]

GeglBuffer*
gegl_buffer_new_for_backend (
  const GeglRectangle* extent,
  GeglTileBackend* backend
)

Description [src]

Create a new GeglBuffer from a backend, if NULL is passed in the extent of the buffer will be inherited from the extent of the backend.

returns a GeglBuffer, that holds a reference to the provided backend.

Parameters

extent

Type: GeglRectangle

The geometry of the buffer (origin, width and height) a GeglRectangle.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.
backend

Type: GeglTileBackend

An instance of a GeglTileBackend subclass.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.

Return value

Type: GeglBuffer

No description available.

The caller of the function takes ownership of the data, and is responsible for freeing it.