Method convertType

ij/src/main/java/ij/ImageStack.java:137–150

(ImageProcessor ip)

	}
	
	private ImageProcessor convertType(ImageProcessor ip) {
		int newBitDepth = ip.getBitDepth();
		if (this.bitDepth==0)
			this.bitDepth = newBitDepth;
		if (this.bitDepth!=newBitDepth) {
			switch (this.bitDepth) {
				case 8: ip=ip.convertToByte(true); break;
				case 16: ip=ip.convertToShort(true); break;
				case 24:  ip=ip.convertToRGB(); break;
				case 32: ip=ip.convertToFloat(); break;
			}
		}
		return ip;
	}
	
	/** Adds the image in 'ip' to the stack following slice 'n'. Adds
		the slice to the beginning of the stack if 'n' is zero. */