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<h1 class="refname">Imagick::__construct</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PECL imagick 2.0.0)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">Imagick::__construct</span> — <span class="dc-title">The Imagick constructor</span></p>
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<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
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<span class="methodname"><strong>Imagick::__construct</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type"><a href="language.pseudo-types.html#language.types.mixed" class="type mixed">mixed</a></span> <code class="parameter">$files</code></span>
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Creates an Imagick instance for a specified image or set of images.
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">files</code></em></span>
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The path to an image to load or an array of paths. Paths can include
wildcards for file names, or can be URLs.
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<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
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Returns a new Imagick object on success.
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Throws ImagickException on error.
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