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title: "system.print.createImage"
description: "Takes a snapshot of a component and creates a Java BufferedImage out of it."
---

# system.print.createImage

> Takes a snapshot of a component and creates a Java BufferedImage out of it.

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
Advanced Function. Takes a snapshot of a component and creates a Java BufferedImage out of it. You can use `javax.imageio.ImageIO` to turn this into bytes that can be saved to a file or a BLOB field in a database.

## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](projects\project-properties\project-properties.md#client---permissions) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.print.createImage(component)`

### Parameters

|Type|Parameter|Description|
|--|--|--|
|Component| `component`| The component to render.|

### Returns
**BufferedImage** - A java.awt.image.BufferedImage representing the component.

### Scope
Client

## Code Examples
There are no examples associated with this scripting function.