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MimAlloc

BoardSupported
Host SystemYes
V4L2Yes
Clarity UHDYes
Concord PoENo
GenTLYes
GevIQYes
GigE VisionYes
IndioNo
Iris GTXYes
Radient eV-CLYes
Rapixo CLYes
Rapixo CoFYes
Rapixo CXPYes
USB3 VisionYes

Allocate an image processing context.

Syntax

AIL_ID MimAlloc(
AIL_ID SysId, //in
AIL_INT64 ContextType, //in
AIL_INT64 ControlFlag, //in
AIL_ID * ContextImIdPtr //out
)

Description

This function allocates an image processing context on the specified system.

Note that image processing contexts allocated with MimAlloc can be saved using either MimStream or MimSave and restored using MimRestore.

When the image processing context is no longer required, release it usingMimFreeunless M_UNIQUE_ID was specified during allocation; if M_UNIQUE_ID was specified, the smart identifier manages the image processing context's lifetime and you must not manually free it.

Parameters

SysId (in, AIL_ID)

Specifies the system on which to allocate the context. This parameter should be set to one of the following values:

For specifying the system identifier

ValueDescription
M_DEFAULT_HOSTSpecifies the default Host system of the current Aurora Imaging Library application.
System identifierSpecifies a valid system identifier, previously allocated using MsysAlloc.

ContextType (in, AIL_INT64)

Specifies the type of image processing context. This parameter should be set to one of the following values:

For specifying the type of context

ValueDescription
M_AUGMENTATION_CONTEXTSpecifies an image processing context that can be used with MimAugment.
M_BINARIZE_ADAPTIVE_CONTEXTSpecifies an image processing context that can be used with MimBinarizeAdaptive to perform an adaptive binarization.
M_BINARIZE_ADAPTIVE_FROM_SEED_CONTEXTSpecifies an image processing context that can be used with MimBinarizeAdaptive to perform an adaptive binarization using seeds.
M_DEAD_PIXEL_CONTEXTSpecifies an image processing context that can be used with MimDeadPixelCorrection.
M_DEINTERLACE_CONTEXTSpecifies an image processing context that can be used with MimDeinterlace.
M_FILTER_MAJORITY_CONTEXTSpecifies an image processing context that can be used with MimFilterMajority.
M_FIND_ORIENTATION_CONTEXTSpecifies an image processing context that can be used with MimFindOrientation.
M_FLAT_FIELD_CONTEXTSpecifies an image processing context that can be used with MimFlatField.
M_HISTOGRAM_EQUALIZE_ADAPTIVE_CONTEXTSpecifies an image processing context that can be used with MimHistogramEqualizeAdaptive.
M_IM_REMAP_CONTEXTSpecifies an image processing context that can be used with MimRemap.
M_LINEAR_FILTER_IIR_CONTEXTSpecifies an image processing context that can be used with MimConvolve or MimDifferential.
M_LOCATE_PEAK_1D_CONTEXTSpecifies an image processing context that can be used with MimLocatePeak1d.
M_MATCH_CONTEXTSpecifies an image processing context that can be used with MimMatch.
M_REARRANGE_CONTEXTSpecifies an image processing context that can be used with MimRearrange.
M_STATISTICS_CONTEXTSpecifies an image processing context that can be used with MimStatCalculate.
M_STATISTICS_CUMULATIVE_CONTEXTSpecifies an image processing context that can be used with MimStatCalculate when calculating statistics from multiple images.
M_UNWARP_ALONG_PATH_CONTEXTSpecifies an image processing context that can be used with MimUnwarpAlongPath.
M_WAVELET_TRANSFORM_CONTEXTSpecifies an image processing context that can be used with MimWaveletTransform and MimWaveletDenoise.
M_WAVELET_TRANSFORM_CUSTOM_CONTEXTSpecifies a custom image processing context that can be used with MimWaveletTransform and MimWaveletDenoise.

ControlFlag (in, AIL_INT64)

Reserved for future expansion and must be set to M_DEFAULT.

ContextImIdPtr *(out, AIL_ID)

Specifies the address of the variable in which to write the image processing context identifier or specifies the data type that the function should use to return the image processing context identifier.

For retrieving the identifier or specifying how to return it

ValueDescription
M_NULLSpecifies that you will use this function's return value to obtain the identifier of the allocated image processing context; in this case, a standard Aurora Imaging Library identifier of type AIL_ID is returned.
M_UNIQUE_IDSpecifies that you will use this function's return value to obtain the identifier of the allocated image processing context; in this case, an Aurora Imaging Library smart identifier of type _AIL_UNIQUE_IM_ID_is returned instead of a standard Aurora Imaging Library identifier.This setting is only available when using C++11 (or later).An Aurora Imaging Library smart identifier manages the lifespan of the Aurora Imaging Library object it owns (similar to a std::unique_ptr). Note, you can use an Aurora Imaging Library smart identifier as though it were a standard Aurora Imaging Library identifier, except that you cannot use it to manually free the image processing context (it is freed automatically). For more information, see Aurora Imaging Library smart identifiers.
Address in which to write the identifierSpecifies the address of an AIL_ID in which to write the identifier of the allocated image processing context.

If allocation fails, M_NULL is written as the identifier. |

Return Value

Type: AIL_ID

The returned value is the image processing context identifier either as a standard identifier (AIL_ID) or a smart identifier (AIL_UNIQUE_IM_ID). If allocation fails, M_NULL is returned (or nullptr ifM_UNIQUE_ID was specified).

Remarks

Note that some of the context types listed above are not available in Aurora Imaging Library Lite. See the context's corresponding operation function for Aurora Imaging Library Lite availability.

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