WebImageLoader is a Processing Library for asynchronously download images from the web.

When you use the regular loadImage() function, sometimes it ‘hangs’ while fetching an image from the web.

With the WebImageLoader library, you can use a timeout parameter, preventing your sketch to hang.

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Example

import com.cage.webimageloader.*;

WebImageLoader loader;

PImage img;
String url = "http://cagewebdev.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/logocage120.png";

/**************************************************************************
*
* SETUP
*
**************************************************************************/
void setup() {
size(400, 400);

// CREATE INSTANCE
loader = new WebImageLoader(this);

// LOAD THE IMAGE (url, timeout in millis)
img = loader.load(url, 5000);

imageMode(CENTER);
} // setup()

/**************************************************************************
*
* DRAW
*
**************************************************************************/
void draw() {
// DISPLAY THE IMAGE
image(img, width>>1, height>>1);
} // draw()