UnpackRect method

Unpacks a subsection of source samples defined by a rectangle structure and advances the horizontal position of the read pointer. Use to unpack multiple rows.

Syntax

object.UnpackRect(pRectDesc);

Parameters

Return value

This method does not return a value.

Remarks

This method can be used to unpack single columns or rectangular regions of a surface into contiguous samples. It also can unpack columns or regions row-by-row into equally spaced, noncontiguous regions if you set the lRowPadding member of DXPACKEDRECTDESC to a nonzero value.

The size of the buffer required is ((Width + lRowPadding) * (Height - 1)) + Width. If lRowPadding is zero, this is equivalent to Width*Height.

The IDXARGBReadPtr::UnpackRect method starts with the sample at the upper-left corner of the rectangle and unpacks samples into the buffer until it reaches the end of the row. The method then adds lRowPadding samples to the buffer pointer and unpacks the next row.

After this call has been made, the current position of the pointer object is undefined. You must call IDXARGBReadPtr::MoveToRow, IDXARGBReadPtr::MoveAndGetRunInfo, or IDXARGBReadPtr::MoveToXY to re-establish the pointer location before calling IDXARGBReadPtr::Unpack or IDXARGBReadPtr::UnpackPremult.