ImageGetBlob

Returns the raw binary data (blob) of an image. This BIF allows you to extract the image as a byte array in BoxLang.

Syntax

ImageGetBlob(name)

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
name	any	Yes	The image or the name of a variable referencing an image to operate on.

Returns

• byte[]: The raw binary data (blob) of the image.

Description

ImageGetBlob extracts the raw binary data from the specified image. This is useful for saving the image to disk, sending it over a network, or further processing. The image can be passed directly or referenced by variable name.

Example

// Get the binary data of an image
blob = ImageGetBlob(myImage);

See Also

• ImageRead

• ImageWrite

Notes

• The image can be passed as a BoxImage object or as a variable name referencing an image.

• The returned value is a byte array representing the image data.