Methods Common to All Image Types

Images are real objects; we need to create them and, when we're finished, destroy them; otherwise, their resources remain in use for the duration of program execution. For instance, if we create an image and assign it to a Label, then at some later time destroy the Label, like so:

my $l = $mw->Label(-image -> $image) ... $l->destroy;

the image remains alive and ready for use again and again, even by multiple widgets simultaneously. If we want the image to go away, we must explicitly delete it:

$image->delete;

This applies to Bitmap, Pixmap, and Photo image types. Here are other methods available for any image type:

• $image->cget(-option)
• Returns the value of the image option -option
• $image->configure(-option => value)
• Configures the specified option
• $image->delete
• Deletes the image
• $image->height
• Returns the pixel height of the image
• $image->type
• Returns the image type of the image
• $image->width
• Returns the pixel width of the image