Function

Gimpfile_load_layer

since: 2.4

Declaration [src]

GimpLayer*
gimp_file_load_layer (
  GimpRunMode run_mode,
  GimpImage* image,
  GFile* file
)

Description [src]

Loads an image file as a layer for an existing image.

This procedure behaves like the file-load procedure but opens the specified image as a layer for an existing image. The returned layer needs to be added to the existing image with gimp_image_insert_layer().

Available since: 2.4

Parameters

run_mode

Type: GimpRunMode

The run mode.

image

Type: GimpImage

Destination image.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.

file

Type: GFile

The file to load.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.

Return value

Type: GimpLayer

The layer created when loading the image file.

The data is owned by the called function.