BinaryClosing  Method

Description         This function will morphologically close the binary image. The function works for only 1 bit per pixel images. Morphological closing of a binary image is defined as the dilation of the image followed by the erosion of the dilated image. The closing filer operation will reduce small inward bumps and small holes within the object.

Examples

                           

Syntax                 RetVal = [BiFilter.]BinaryClosing hDib Mask Mheight Mwidth MPx MPy BackGrndisBlack iShowProgress hWnd

Returns               RetVal                    Long                The handle of new filtered DIB, 0 if an error occurred, or –1 if the BIFilter.dll does not installed.

Remarks             hDIB                       Long                Handle of the image to filter.

                            Mask                      short*               This parameter specifies the structuring function used by the filtering.

                            Mheight                  short                 Height of structuring matrix.

                            Mwidth                   short                 Width of structuring matrix.

                            MPx                        short                 X coordinate of structuring matrix origin.

                            MPy                        short                 Y coordinate of structuring matrix origin.

                            BackGrndisBlack  BOOL             Specifies the color of BackGround.

                            iShowProgress       short                 This parameter specifies the displaying of the progressbar and the preview dialog.

Available values:

DISPLAY_NONE (0) – The progressbar and the preview dialog will not display before filtering.

DISPLAY_PROGRESS (1) – The progressbar will display during filtering procedure.

DISPLAY_DIALOG (2) – The preview dialog will display before filtering. This dialog shows the part of the image before and after filtering.

DISPLAY_BOTH (3) – The progressbar and the preview dialog will display.

IMPORTANT: The preview dialog will only display, if there is BIDlgs32.dll installed.

                            hWnd                      Long                Handler of the parent window.

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