Imagick::clone

(PECL imagick 2, PECL imagick 3)

Imagick::cloneMakes an exact copy of the Imagick object

Description

public Imagick::clone(): Imagick

Makes an exact copy of the Imagick object.

Warning

This function has been DEPRECATED as of imagick 3.1.0 in favour of using the clone keyword.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

A copy of the Imagick object is returned.

Changelog

Version Description
PECL imagick 3.1.0 The method was deprecated in favour of the clone keyword.

Examples

Example #1 Imagick object cloning in different versions of imagick

<?php
// Cloning an Imagick object in imagick 2.x and 3.0:
$newImage = $image->clone();

// Cloning an Imagick object from 3.1.0 on:
$newImage = clone $image;
?>

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waage
16 years ago
This is great to use to make thumbnails

<?php

$im
= new Imagick("image.jpg");

$thumb = $im->clone();
$thumb->thumbnailImage(100);
$thumb->writeImage("thumb_image.jpg");

?>
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