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graceful way to test for a valid image handle such as before doing _FreeImage?

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graceful way to test for a valid image handle such as before doing _FreeImage?
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11-11-2025, 03:50 PM
(11-11-2025, 03:34 PM)SMcNeill Wrote: -1 just means it wasn't initialized properly.   For example you try to _LOADIMAGE and spell the name or path wrong, so the file can't be found and can't load.  It doesn't mean it ever existed or was freed properly.   If you need that information, store it as something uniquely obscure like using a SINGLE to hold the value -0.5, or whatnot.
Uniquely obscure, I like it!
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RE: graceful way to test for a valid image handle such as before doing _FreeImage? - by madscijr - 11-11-2025, 03:50 PM

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