ColdFusion 9.0 Resources

ImagePaste

Description

Takes two images and an (x,y) coordinate and draws the second image over the first image with the upper-left corner at coordinate (x,y).

Returns

A ColdFusion image.

Function syntax

ImagePaste(image1, image2, x, y)

History

ColdFusion 8: Added this function.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
`image1`	Required. The bottom ColdFusion image.
`Image2`	Required. The ColdFusion image that is pasted on top of image1.
`x`	Required. The x coordinate where the upper-left corner of image2 is pasted.
`y`	Required. The y coordinate where the upper-left corner of image2 is pasted.

Usage

Use the ImageSetAntialiasing function to improve the quality of the rendered image.

Example

<!--- This example shows how to copy a small rectangular area of one image and paste it over a larger image. ---> 
<!--- Create a ColdFusion image from an existing JPEG file and name it "myImage1". ---> 
<cfimage source="../cfdocs/images/artgallery/jeff05.jpg" name="myImage1"> 
<!--- Create a ColdFusion image from an existing JPEG file and name it "myImage2". ---> 
<cfimage source="../cfdocs/images/artgallery/maxwell01.jpg" name="myImage2"> 
<!--- Copy a rectangular region of myImage1. ---> 
<cfset resImage = ImageCopy(myImage1,1,1,50,50)> 
<!--- Paste the rectangular area over myImage2. ---> 
<cfset ImagePaste(myImage2,resImage,100,100)> 
<!--- Write the second ColdFusion image to result.jpg. ---> 
<cfimage source="#myImage2#" action="write" destination="test_myImage.jpg" overwrite="yes"> 
<!--- Display the two source images and the new image. ---> 
<img src="../cfdocs/images/artgallery/jeff05.jpg"/> 
<img src="../cfdocs/images/artgallery/maxwell01.jpg"/> 
<img src="test_myImage.jpg"/>