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+/****************************************************************************
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+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <QtGui>
+
+int main()
+{
+    int x, y;
+    {
+        // BIT ACCESS
+        QImage image;
+        // sets bit at (x, y) to 1
+        if (image.format() == QImage::Format_MonoLSB)
+            image.scanLine(y)[x >> 3] |= 1 << (x & 7);
+        else
+            image.scanLine(y)[x >> 3] |= 1 << (7 - (x & 7));
+    }
+
+    {
+        // 8-BIT ACCESS
+        QImage image;
+        // set entry 19 in the color table to yellow
+        image.setColor(19, qRgb(255, 255, 0));
+
+        // set 8 bit pixel at (x,y) to value yellow (in color table)
+        image.scanLine(y)[x] = 19;
+    }
+
+    {
+        // 32-BIT
+        QImage image;
+        // sets 32 bit pixel at (x,y) to yellow.
+        uint *ptr = reinterpret_cast<uint *>(image.scanLine(y)) + x;
+        *ptr = qRgb(255, 255, 0);
+    }
+
+    {
+        // SAVE
+//! [0]
+        QImage image;
+        QByteArray ba;
+        QBuffer buffer(&ba);
+        buffer.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
+        image.save(&buffer, "PNG"); // writes image into ba in PNG format
+//! [0]
+    }
+
+    {
+        // PIX SAVE
+//! [1]
+        QPixmap pixmap;
+        QByteArray bytes;
+        QBuffer buffer(&bytes);
+        buffer.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
+        pixmap.save(&buffer, "PNG"); // writes pixmap into bytes in PNG format
+//! [1]
+    }
+
+    {
+        // MASK
+//! [2]
+        QPixmap alpha("image-with-alpha.png");
+        QPixmap alphacopy = alpha;
+        alphacopy.setMask(alphacopy.mask());
+//! [2]
+    }
+}