GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.read_pixels

### Method

# GdkPixbuf Pixbufread_pixels

#### Declaration [src]

    const guint8*
    gdk_pixbuf_read_pixels (
      const GdkPixbuf* pixbuf
    )

#### Description [src]

Provides a read-only pointer to the raw pixel data.

This function allows skipping the implicit copy that must be made if gdk_pixbuf_get_pixels() is called on a read-only pixbuf.

Available since: | 2.32

#### Return value

Returns: | `const guint8*`
| A read-only pointer to the raw pixel data.
| The data is owned by the instance.