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Java/ImageIO getting image dimensions without reading the entire file?


Is there a way to get the dimensions of an image without reading the entire file?

URL url=new URL(<BIG_IMAGE_URL>);
BufferedImage img=ImageIO.read(url);
System.out.println(img.getWidth()+" "+img.getHeight());
img=null;

Solution

  • try(ImageInputStream in = ImageIO.createImageInputStream(resourceFile)){
        final Iterator<ImageReader> readers = ImageIO.getImageReaders(in);
        if (readers.hasNext()) {
            ImageReader reader = readers.next();
            try {
                reader.setInput(in);
                return new Dimension(reader.getWidth(0), reader.getHeight(0));
            } finally {
                reader.dispose();
            }
        }
    } 
    

    Thanks to sfussenegger for the suggestion