[ Version ( since = "2.8" ) ]
public bool select_item (ChannelOps operation, Item item)
Transforms the specified item into a selection
This procedure renders the item's outline into the current selection of the image the item belongs to. What exactly the item's outline is depends on the item type: for layers, it's the layer's alpha channel, for paths the path's shape.
This procedure is affected by the following context setters: context_set_antialias, context_set_feather, context_set_feather_radius.
| this |
The image. |
| operation |
The desired operation with current selection. |
| item |
The item to render to the selection. |
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TRUE on success. |