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--- ascii_art [2023/03/25 12:15] – [Step 1. Read your image and print its height and width in pixels] frchris
+++ ascii_art [2023/03/25 12:21] – [Step 1. Read your image and print its height and width in pixels] frchris
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 import java.io.IOException;
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
-import java.awt.*;
-import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
-import javax.swing.JFrame;
-import javax.swing.JPanel;
-import javax.swing.JLabel;
-import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
 public class Step1
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 </code>
 ==== Step 2. Load your image’s pixel data into a 2-dimensional array ====
+<code Step2.java>
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
+public class Step2
+{
+  private BufferedImage image;
+  private String fileName;
+  public Step2(String fileName)
+  {
+    try
+    {
+      // the line that reads the image file
+      this.fileName = fileName;
+      image = ImageIO.read(new File(fileName));
+      System.out.println(fileName + " read ");
+      System.out.println("Demensions of " + fileName + ": ");
+      // Print the width and height of the image using a BufferedImage method.
+    }
+    catch (IOException e)
+    {
+      System.out.println("Whoa... something's not right:\n"+e);
+    }
+  }
+  public static void main(String[] args)
+  {
+    new Step2("My_Picture.jpg");
+  }
+}
+</code>
 ==== Step 3. Convert the RGB tuples of your pixels into single brightness numbers  ====
 ==== Step 4. Convert brightness numbers to ASCII characters  ====