---
name: "lqr_carver_get_bpp"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "liblqr-1-0-dev"
version: "0.4.1-2"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lqr_carver_get_channels"
---

# lqr\_carver\_get\_bpp(3)

get the number of channels in a LqrCarver object

Part of [lqr\_carver\_get\_channels(3)](/lqr_carver_get_channels/3.md).

## NAME

lqr\_carver\_get\_channels, lqr\_carver\_get\_bpp - get the number of channels in a LqrCarver object

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <lqr.h>
```

**gint lqr\_carver\_get\_channels(LqrCarver\*** *carver***);**

**gint lqr\_carver\_get\_bpp(LqrCarver\*** *carver***);**

## DESCRIPTION

The functions **lqr\_carver\_get\_channels** returns the number of colour channels of the image contained in the LqrCarver object pointed to by *carver*.

The function **lqr\_carver\_get\_bpp** is an alias for **lqr\_carver\_get\_channels**, it is deprecated and it is maintained for backward compatibility purposes only.

## SEE ALSO

[**lqr\_carver\_get\_width**(3)](/lqr_carver_get_width/3.md), [**lqr\_carver\_get\_height**(3)](/lqr_carver_get_height/3.md), [**lqr\_carver\_get\_ref\_width**(3)](/lqr_carver_get_ref_width/3.md), [**lqr\_carver\_get\_ref\_height**(3)](/lqr_carver_get_ref_height/3.md), [**lqr\_carver\_get\_col\_depth**(3)](/lqr_carver_get_col_depth/3.md), [**lqr\_carver\_get\_enl\_step**(3)](/lqr_carver_get_enl_step/3.md), [**lqr\_carver\_get\_orientation**(3)](/lqr_carver_get_orientation/3.md)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007-2009 Carlo Baldassi\