# Class BMPImageWriteParam

java.lang.Object
javax.imageio.IIOParam
javax.imageio.ImageWriteParam
javax.imageio.plugins.bmp.BMPImageWriteParam

public class BMPImageWriteParam extends ImageWriteParam
A subclass of `ImageWriteParam` for encoding images in the BMP format.

This class allows for the specification of various parameters while writing a BMP format image file. By default, the data layout is bottom-up, such that the pixels are stored in bottom-up order, the first scanline being stored last.

The particular compression scheme to be used can be specified by using the `setCompressionType()` method with the appropriate type string. The compression scheme specified will be honored if and only if it is compatible with the type of image being written. If the specified compression scheme is not compatible with the type of image being written then the `IOException` will be thrown by the BMP image writer. If the compression type is not set explicitly then `getCompressionType()` will return `null`. In this case the BMP image writer will select a compression type that supports encoding of the given image without loss of the color resolution.

The compression type strings and the image type(s) each supports are listed in the following table:

Compression Types
Type String | Description | Image Types
--- | --- | ---
BI_RGB | Uncompressed RLE | <= 8-bits/sample
BI_RLE8 | 8-bit Run Length Encoding | <= 8-bits/sample
BI_RLE4 | 4-bit Run Length Encoding | <= 4-bits/sample
BI_BITFIELDS | Packed data | 16 or 32 bits/sample

- ## Field Summary

  ### Fields declared in class ImageWriteParam

  `canOffsetTiles, canWriteCompressed, canWriteProgressive, canWriteTiles, compressionMode, compressionQuality, compressionType, compressionTypes, locale, MODE_COPY_FROM_METADATA, MODE_DEFAULT, MODE_DISABLED, MODE_EXPLICIT, preferredTileSizes, progressiveMode, tileGridXOffset, tileGridYOffset, tileHeight, tileWidth, tilingMode, tilingSet`

  ### Fields declared in class IIOParam

  `controller, defaultController, destinationOffset, destinationType, sourceBands, sourceRegion, sourceXSubsampling, sourceYSubsampling, subsamplingXOffset, subsamplingYOffset`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `BMPImageWriteParam()`
  Constructs an `BMPImageWriteParam` object with default values for all parameters and a `null Locale`.
  `BMPImageWriteParam(Locale locale)`
  Constructs a `BMPImageWriteParam` set to use a given `Locale` and with default values for all parameters.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `boolean`
  `isTopDown()`
  Returns the value of the `topDown` parameter.
  `void`
  `setTopDown(boolean topDown)`
  If set, the data will be written out in a top-down manner, the first scanline being written first.

  ### Methods declared in class ImageWriteParam

  `canOffsetTiles, canWriteCompressed, canWriteProgressive, canWriteTiles, getBitRate, getCompressionMode, getCompressionQuality, getCompressionQualityDescriptions, getCompressionQualityValues, getCompressionType, getCompressionTypes, getLocale, getLocalizedCompressionTypeName, getPreferredTileSizes, getProgressiveMode, getTileGridXOffset, getTileGridYOffset, getTileHeight, getTileWidth, getTilingMode, isCompressionLossless, setCompressionMode, setCompressionQuality, setCompressionType, setProgressiveMode, setTiling, setTilingMode, unsetCompression, unsetTiling`

  ### Methods declared in class IIOParam

  `activateController, getController, getDefaultController, getDestinationOffset, getDestinationType, getSourceBands, getSourceRegion, getSourceXSubsampling, getSourceYSubsampling, getSubsamplingXOffset, getSubsamplingYOffset, hasController, setController, setDestinationOffset, setDestinationType, setSourceBands, setSourceRegion, setSourceSubsampling`

  ### Methods declared in class Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### BMPImageWriteParam

    public BMPImageWriteParam(Locale locale)
    Constructs a `BMPImageWriteParam` set to use a given `Locale` and with default values for all parameters.
    Parameters:
      `locale` - a `Locale` to be used to localize compression type names and quality descriptions, or `null`.

  - ### BMPImageWriteParam

    public BMPImageWriteParam()
    Constructs an `BMPImageWriteParam` object with default values for all parameters and a `null Locale`.

- ## Method Details

  - ### setTopDown

    public void setTopDown(boolean topDown)
    If set, the data will be written out in a top-down manner, the first scanline being written first.
    Parameters:
      `topDown` - whether the data are written in top-down order.

  - ### isTopDown

    public boolean isTopDown()
    Returns the value of the `topDown` parameter. The default is `false`.
    Returns:
      whether the data are written in top-down order.