PHP | Imagick __toString() Function
The Imagick::__toString() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return the image as a string. This function will only return a single image and should not be used for Imagick objects containing multiple images.
Syntax:
string Imagick::__toString( void )
Parameters:This function doesn’t accepts any parameter.
Return Value: This function returns the current image as string.
Exceptions: This function throws ImagickException on error.
Below programs illustrate the Imagick::__toString() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php // Create a new imagick object $imagick = new Imagick( 'https://media.w3wiki.net/wp-content/uploads/w3wiki-13.png'); // Convert it into string $string = $imagick->__toString(); echo $string; ?> |
Output:
This will display a large text which is the string form of image.
Program 2:
<?php // Create a new imagick object $imagick = new Imagick( 'https://media.w3wiki.net/wp-content/uploads/w3wiki-13.png'); // Convert it into string $string = $imagick->__toString(); // Show the output from string header("Content-Type: image/png"); echo $string; ?> |
Output:
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/imagick.tostring.php