PHP | Imagick getResource() Function

The Imagick::getResource() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get the specified resource’s memory usage.

Syntax:

int Imagick::getResource( int $type )

Parameters: This function accepts a single parameter $type which holds an integer value corresponding to one of RESOURCETYPE constants. We can also pass the constants directly like getResource(imagick::RESOURCETYPE_DISK);.
List of all RESOURCETYPE constants is given below: 

• imagick::RESOURCETYPE_UNDEFINED (0)
• imagick::RESOURCETYPE_AREA (1)
• imagick::RESOURCETYPE_DISK (2)
• imagick::RESOURCETYPE_FILE (3)
• imagick::RESOURCETYPE_MAP (4)
• imagick::RESOURCETYPE_MEMORY (5)
• imagick::RESOURCETYPE_THREAD (6)

Return Value: This function returns an integer value containing the resource’s information.
Exceptions: This function throws ImagickException on error.
Below given programs illustrate the Imagick::getResource() function in PHP:
Program 1:

php

<?php

// Create a new imagick object
$imagick = new Imagick(
'https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-13.png');

//Get the Resource
$resource = $imagick->getResource(imagick::RESOURCETYPE_AREA);
echo $resource;
?>

Output:

981824

Program 2:

php

<?php

// Create a new imagick object
$imagick = new Imagick(
'https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-13.png');

//Get the Resource
$resource = $imagick->getResource(imagick::RESOURCETYPE_MAP);
echo $resource;
?>

Output:

0

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/imagick.getresource.php