Detailed Description

Used to show an image.

`Class: ControlImage(x, y, width, height, filename[, aspectRatio, colorDiffuse])`

The image control is used for displaying images in Kodi. You can choose the position, size, transparency and contents of the image to be displayed.

Note: This class include also all calls from Control

Parameters

x	integer - x coordinate of control.
y	integer - y coordinate of control.
width	integer - width of control.
height	integer - height of control.
filename	string - image filename.
aspectRatio	[opt] integer - (values 0 = stretch (default), 1 = scale up (crops), 2 = scale down (black bar)
colorDiffuse	hexString - (example, '0xC0FF0000' (red tint))

Note: You can use the above as keywords for arguments and skip certain optional arguments.
Once you use a keyword, all following arguments require the keyword.
After you create the control, you need to add it to the window with addControl().

Example:

...
# ControlImage(x, y, width, height, filename[, aspectRatio, colorDiffuse])
self.image = xbmcgui.ControlImage(100, 250, 125, 75, aspectRatio=2)
...

Function Documentation

◆ setImage()

setImage ( ... )

`Function: setImage(filename[, useCache])`

Changes the image.

Parameters

filename	string - image filename.
useCache	[opt] bool - True=use cache (default) / False=don't use cache.

v13 Python API changes: Added new option useCache.

Example:

...
# setImage(filename[, useCache])
self.image.setImage('special://home/scripts/test.png')
self.image.setImage('special://home/scripts/test.png', False)
...

◆ setColorDiffuse()

setColorDiffuse ( ... )

`Function: setColorDiffuse(colorDiffuse)`

Changes the images color.

Parameters

colorDiffuse hexString - (example, '0xC0FF0000' (red tint))

Example:

...
# setColorDiffuse(colorDiffuse)
self.image.setColorDiffuse('0xC0FF0000')
...