Program in C++ to Read and display an Image

This Program will Read an image from a folder and displays it to the user.

You can use this program as it is for yourself, the code is tested  and working fine

// Read_Display image.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//
#include “stdafx.h”
#include “opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp”
#include <iostream>

using namespace cv;
using namespace std;

int main()
{

//
Mat img = imread(“//Here write the link of your image e.g F:/Profile/German/GTSDB/20/image.ppm“, CV_LOAD_IMAGE_UNCHANGED); //read the image data in the file “MyPic.JPG” and store it in ‘img’

if (img.empty()) //check whether the image is loaded or not
{
cout << “Error : Image cannot be loaded..!!” << endl;
//system(“pause”); //wait for a key press
return -1;
}

namedWindow(“MyWindow“, CV_WINDOW_AUTOSIZE); //create a window with the name “MyWindow”
imshow(“MyWindow“, img); //display the image which is stored in the ‘img’ in the “MyWindow” window

waitKey(0); //wait infinite time for a keypress

destroyWindow(“MyWindow”); //destroy the window with the name, “MyWindow”

return 0;
}

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