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wx.ImageHandler
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Inheritance diagram for `wx.ImageHandler`:

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.. inheritance-diagram:: wx.ImageHandler

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Description
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This is the base class for implementing image file loading/saving, and image creation from data. It is used within 
`wx.Image <wx.Image.html>`_ and is not normally seen by the application.

If you wish to extend the capabilities of `wx.Image`, derive a class from `wx.ImageHandler` and add the handler using 
`wx.Image.AddHandler <wx.Image.html#AddHandler>`_ in your application initialisation.


.. seealso:: `wx.Image <wx.Image.html>`_


Derived From
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* `wx.Object <wx.Object.html>`_ 


Known Subclasses
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`wx.ANIHandler`, `wx.BMPHandler`, `wx.CURHandler`, `wx.GIFHandler`, `wx.ICOHandler`, `wx.JPEGHandler`, 
`wx.PCXHandler`, `wx.PNGHandler`, `wx.PNMHandler`, `wx.PyImageHandler <wx.PyImageHandler.html>`_, `wx.TGAHandler`, 
`wx.TIFFHandler`, `wx.XPMHandler`


Methods Summary
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* `__init__ <#__init__>`_ 
* `CanRead <#CanRead>`_ 
* `CanReadStream <#CanReadStream>`_ 
* `GetExtension <#GetExtension>`_ 
* `GetMimeType <#GetMimeType>`_ 
* `GetName <#GetName>`_ 
* `GetType <#GetType>`_ 
* `SetExtension <#SetExtension>`_ 
* `SetMimeType <#SetMimeType>`_ 
* `SetName <#SetName>`_ 
* `SetType <#SetType>`_ 

Properties Summary
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

* `Extension <#Extension>`_ 
* `MimeType <#MimeType>`_ 
* `Name <#Name>`_ 
* `Type <#Type>`_ 

Class API
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Methods
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.. method:: __init__()

   `No docstrings available for this method.` 

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.. method:: CanRead(name)

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   **Parameters:**

   * `name` (string)

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   **Returns:**

   `bool` 

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.. method:: CanReadStream(stream)

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   **Parameters:**

   * `stream` (`wx.InputStream <wx.InputStream.html>`_)

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   **Returns:**

   `bool` 

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.. method:: GetExtension()

   Gets the file extension associated with this handler.

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   **Returns:**

   `string` 

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.. method:: GetMimeType()

   Gets the MIME type associated with this handler.

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   **Returns:**

   `string` 

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.. method:: GetName()

   Gets the name of this handler.

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   **Returns:**

   `string` 

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.. method:: GetType()

   Gets the image type associated with this handler.

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   **Returns:**

   `long` 

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.. method:: SetExtension(extension)

   Sets the handler extension.

   **Parameters:**

   * `extension` (string): Handler extension.

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.. method:: SetMimeType(mimetype)

   Sets the handler MIME type.

   **Parameters:**

   * `mimetype` (string): Handler MIME type. 

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.. method:: SetName(name)

   Sets the handler name.

   **Parameters:**

   * `name` (string): Handler name.

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.. method:: SetType(type)

   Sets the handler type.
   
   **Parameters:**

   * `type` (long): Handler type.


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Properties
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.. attribute:: Extension

   See `GetExtension <#GetExtension>`_ and `SetExtension <#SetExtension>`_

.. attribute:: MimeType

   See `GetMimeType <#GetMimeType>`_ and `SetMimeType <#SetMimeType>`_

.. attribute:: Name

   See `GetName <#GetName>`_ and `SetName <#SetName>`_

.. attribute:: Type

   See `GetType <#GetType>`_ and `SetType <#SetType>`_