(Image):refresh

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Reloads the Image's contents from the ImageData or CompressedData used to create the image.

Function

Synopsis

Image:refresh( )

Arguments

None.

Returns

Nothing.

Function

Available since LÖVE 0.10.0
This variant is not supported in earlier versions.

Synopsis

Image:refresh( x, y, width, height )

Arguments

number x

The x-axis of the top-left corner of the area within the Image to reload.

number y

The y-axis of the top-left corner of the area within the Image to reload.

number width

The width of the area within the Image to reload.

number height

The height of the area within the Image to reload.

Returns

Nothing.

Examples

function love.load()
    imagedata = love.image.newImageData("pig.png")
    image = love.graphics.newImage(imagedata)
end
 
function love.draw()
    love.graphics.draw(image)
end
 
function love.keypressed(key)
    if key == "e" then
        -- Modify the original ImageData and apply the changes to the Image.
        imagedata:mapPixel(function(x, y, r, g, b, a) return r/2, g/2, b/2, a/2 end)
        image:refresh()
    end
end

See Also

• Image
• Image:getData