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How to Reference an Image in C++

By Technology Last updated Saturday, May/04/2024

1). Right-click the C++ project file, and select "Open With." Double-click your C++ compiler to load the code. If you use Microsoft, Visual Studio contains the C++ compiler.
2). Type the following code at the top of your code to include the CImg library:

#include "CImg.h"
3). Include the image in your function. Scroll down to the function you want to use to display the image. Each C++ project has a "main" function that you can use to display the image, if you have no other functions defined. Type the following code to add the image:

CImg<unsigned char> image("myimage.jpg")

Replace "myimage.jpg" with your own image file.
4). Use the following function to display the image on your C++ application form:

CImgDisplay main_disp(image,"")