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<refentry xml:id="function.imagecopymerge" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>imagecopymerge</refname>
  <refpurpose>Copy and merge part of an image</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>imagecopymerge</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>dst_im</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>src_im</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>dst_x</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>dst_y</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>src_x</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>src_y</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>src_w</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>src_h</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>pct</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Copy a part of <parameter>src_im</parameter> onto
   <parameter>dst_im</parameter> starting at the x,y coordinates
   <parameter>src_x</parameter>, <parameter>src_y </parameter> with
   a width of <parameter>src_w</parameter> and a height of
   <parameter>src_h</parameter>.  The portion defined will be copied
   onto the x,y coordinates, <parameter>dst_x</parameter> and
   <parameter>dst_y</parameter>.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>dst_im</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>&gd.image.destination;</para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>src_im</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>&gd.image.source;</para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>dst_x</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       x-coordinate of destination point.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>dst_y</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       y-coordinate of destination point.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>src_x</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       x-coordinate of source point.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>src_y</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       y-coordinate of source point.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>src_w</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>&gd.source.width;</para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>src_h</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>&gd.source.height;</para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>pct</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The two images will be merged according to <parameter>pct</parameter>
       which can range from 0 to 100.  When <parameter>pct</parameter> = 0,
       no action is taken, when 100 this function behaves identically
       to <function>imagecopy</function> for pallete images, except for
       ignoring alpha components, while it implements alpha transparency
       for true colour images.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   &return.success;
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title>Merging two copies of the PHP.net logo with 75% transparency</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
// Create image instances
$dest = imagecreatefromgif('php.gif');
$src = imagecreatefromgif('php.gif');

// Copy and merge
imagecopymerge($dest, $src, 10, 10, 0, 0, 100, 47, 75);

// Output and free from memory
header('Content-Type: image/gif');
imagegif($dest);

imagedestroy($dest);
imagedestroy($src);
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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