# GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Rendering.IImageLocatorService.GetImageData

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Extensibility_Rendering_IImageLocatorService_GetImageData_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Rendering.IImageLocatorService.GetImageData*">GetImageData Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Extensibility_Rendering_IImageLocatorService_GetImageData_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Extensibility_Layout_ILayoutArea_System_Boolean_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Rendering.IImageLocatorService.GetImageData(GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Layout.ILayoutArea,System.Boolean)">GetImageData(ILayoutArea, bool)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Returns image item data as <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Rendering.ImageInfo.html">ImageInfo</a> either from Cache or creating a new image.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">ImageInfo GetImageData(ILayoutArea area, bool allowMetafiles)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Layout.ILayoutArea.html">ILayoutArea</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">area</span></td>
      <td></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">allowMetafiles</span></td>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Rendering.ImageInfo.html">ImageInfo</a></td>
      <td></td>
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Extensibility_Rendering_IImageLocatorService_GetImageData_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Extensibility_Rendering_Components_IImage_System_Boolean_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Rendering.IImageLocatorService.GetImageData(GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Rendering.Components.IImage,System.Boolean)">GetImageData(IImage, bool)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Initialize <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Rendering.ImageInfo.html">ImageInfo</a> using specified locator</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">ImageInfo GetImageData(IImage image, bool allowMetafiles)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Rendering.Components.IImage.html">IImage</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">image</span></td>
      <td></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">allowMetafiles</span></td>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Rendering.ImageInfo.html">ImageInfo</a></td>
      <td></td>
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Extensibility_Rendering_IImageLocatorService_GetImageData_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Extensibility_Rendering_Components_IStyle_System_Boolean_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Rendering.IImageLocatorService.GetImageData(GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Rendering.Components.IStyle,System.Boolean)">GetImageData(IStyle, bool)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Returns the background image from the specified IStyle instance.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">ImageInfo GetImageData(IStyle style, bool allowMetafiles)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Rendering.Components.IStyle.html">IStyle</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">style</span></td>
      <td><p>IStyle to return the background image from.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">allowMetafiles</span></td>
      <td><p>A value indicating whether to allow metafiles.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.Rendering.ImageInfo.html">ImageInfo</a></td>
      <td></td>
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