How to find equal images?

[Saber]

There are some Images (System.Drawing.Image) with same widths and heights,
I want to find if 2 images are equal.
How can I do it?

The following code always returns false:

If img1.Equals(img2) Then
MsgBox("ok!")
Else
MsgBox("wrong!")
End If

[Michel Posseth [MCP]]

> The following code always returns false:

yes because you are checking if the 2 pictures are identical not only in
size but also as image , if there is one bit different set it will return
false although you might not see it with the naked eye
but what you want checking the size can you easily do with a custom function

< not behind my dev pc modus so check for typo`s >

private function ImgCheckSameSize(byval ImageA as image , ImageB as image )
as boolean

if (ImageA.Width = ImageB.Width) AndAlso ( ImageA.Height=ImageB.Height)
then
return true
end if
end function

regards

Michel Posseth [MCP]

"Saber" <saber[.AT.]oxin.ir> schreef in bericht
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There are some Images (System.Drawing.Image) with same widths and heights,
I want to find if 2 images are equal.
How can I do it?

The following code always returns false:

If img1.Equals(img2) Then
MsgBox("ok!")
Else
MsgBox("wrong!")
End If

[Andrew Morton]

Saber wrote:

There are some Images (System.Drawing.Image) with same widths and
heights, I want to find if 2 images are equal.
How can I do it?

The following code always returns false:

If img1.Equals(img2) Then
MsgBox("ok!")
Else
MsgBox("wrong!")
End If

See the help for for System.Drawing.Image.Equals - what it's testing for is
if img1 and img2 point to the same object.

If this is some sort of image-matching game (like
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration_%28game%29) then it will probably
be much better to get the computer to remember which images are the same
instead of comparing them pixel-by-pixel.

Iterating over two images and comparing each value from
System.Drawing.Bitmap.GetPixel could be slow. I suspect there's a quicker
way not using the .net framework. Google could be your friend.

Andrew

[Saber]

Michel,
I don't want checking the size, as I said, the size of images are exactly
equal,
and the Equals method of Object *always* returns false even when I get the
images from "one" image file.

I think I've to do Andrew's solution and compare the images pixel by pixel.

Thanks

"Michel Posseth [MCP]" <MS**@posseth.comwrote in message
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>The following code always returns false:

yes because you are checking if the 2 pictures are identical not only in
size but also as image , if there is one bit different set it will return
false although you might not see it with the naked eye
but what you want checking the size can you easily do with a custom
function

< not behind my dev pc modus so check for typo`s >

private function ImgCheckSameSize(byval ImageA as image , ImageB as
image ) as boolean

if (ImageA.Width = ImageB.Width) AndAlso ( ImageA.Height=ImageB.Height)
then
return true
end if
end function

regards

Michel Posseth [MCP]

"Saber" <saber[.AT.]oxin.irschreef in bericht
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>There are some Images (System.Drawing.Image) with same widths and
heights,
I want to find if 2 images are equal.
How can I do it?

The following code always returns false:

If img1.Equals(img2) Then
MsgBox("ok!")
Else
MsgBox("wrong!")
End If