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* OME Bio-Formats package for reading and converting biological file formats.
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import java.io.IOException;
import loci.formats.FormatException;
import loci.formats.ImageReader;
/**
* Simple example of how to open multiple files simultaneously.
*/
public class MultiFileExample {
public static void main(String[] args) throws FormatException, IOException {
if (args.length < 2) {
System.out.println("You must specify two files.");
System.exit(1);
}
ImageReader[] readers = new ImageReader[args.length];
for (int i=0; i<readers.length; i++) {
readers[i] = new ImageReader();
readers[i].setId(args[i]);
}
// read plane #0 from file #0
readers[0].openBytes(0);
// read plane #0 from file #1
readers[1].openBytes(0);
// the other option is to use a single reader for all of the files
// this will use a little less memory, but is substantially slower
// unless you read all of the planes from one file before moving on
// to the next file
//
// if you want one reader total, uncomment the following:
/*
ImageReader reader = new ImageReader();
//read plane #0 from file #0
reader.setId(args[0]);
reader.openBytes(0);
// read plane #0 from file #1
reader.setId(args[1]);
reader.openBytes(0);
*/
}
}