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imagecolordeallocate

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

imagecolordeallocateDe-allocate a color for an image

Description

imagecolordeallocate(GdImage $image, int $color): bool

De-allocates a color previously allocated with imagecolorallocate() or imagecolorallocatealpha().

Parameters

image

A GdImage object, returned by one of the image creation functions, such as imagecreatetruecolor().

color

The color identifier.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 image expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a valid gd resource was expected.

Examples

Example #1 Using imagecolordeallocate()

<?php
$white
= imagecolorallocate($im, 255, 255, 255);
imagecolordeallocate($im, $white);
?>

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