Function loadPPM

tutorials/common/image/ppm.cpp:26–92

! read PPM file from disk */

  /*! read PPM file from disk */
  Ref<Image> loadPPM(const FileName& fileName)
  {
    /* open file for reading */
    std::fstream file;
    file.exceptions (std::fstream::failbit | std::fstream::badbit);
    file.open (fileName.c_str(), std::fstream::in | std::fstream::binary);

    /* read file type */
    char cty[2]; file.read(cty,2);
    skipSpacesAndComments(file);
    std::string type(cty,2);

    /* read width, height, and maximum color value */
    int width; file >> width;
    skipSpacesAndComments(file);
    int height; file >> height;
    skipSpacesAndComments(file);
    int maxColor; file >> maxColor;
    if (maxColor <= 0) THROW_RUNTIME_ERROR("Invalid maxColor value in PPM file");
    float rcpMaxColor = 1.0f/float(maxColor);
    file.ignore(); // skip space or return

    /* create image and fill with data */
    Ref<Image> img = new Image4uc(width,height,fileName);

    /* image in text format */
    if (type == "P3")
    {
      int r, g, b;
      for (ssize_t y=0; y<height; y++) {
        for (ssize_t x=0; x<width; x++) {
          file >> r; file >> g; file >> b;
          img->set(x,y,Color4(float(r)*rcpMaxColor,float(g)*rcpMaxColor,float(b)*rcpMaxColor,1.0f));
        }
      }
    }

    /* image in binary format 8 bit */
    else if (type == "P6" && maxColor <= 255)
    {
      unsigned char rgb[3];
      for (ssize_t y=0; y<height; y++) {
        for (ssize_t x=0; x<width; x++) {
          file.read((char*)rgb,sizeof(rgb));
          img->set(x,y,Color4(float(rgb[0])*rcpMaxColor,float(rgb[1])*rcpMaxColor,float(rgb[2])*rcpMaxColor,1.0f));
        }
      }
    }

    /* image in binary format 16 bit */
    else if (type == "P6" && maxColor <= 65535)
    {
      unsigned short rgb[3];
      for (ssize_t y=0; y<height; y++) {
        for (ssize_t x=0; x<width; x++) {
          file.read((char*)rgb,sizeof(rgb));
          img->set(x,y,Color4(float(rgb[0])*rcpMaxColor,float(rgb[1])*rcpMaxColor,float(rgb[2])*rcpMaxColor,1.0f));
        }