# love.image.isCompressed

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Determines whether a file can be loaded as CompressedData.

## Function

### Synopsis

    compressed = love.image.isCompressed( filename )

### Arguments

`string filename`
  The filename of the potentially compressed image file.

### Returns

`boolean compressed`
  Whether the file can be loaded as CompressedData or not.

## Function

### Synopsis

    compressed = love.image.isCompressed( fileData )

### Arguments

`FileData fileData`
  A FileData potentially containing a compressed image.

### Returns

`boolean compressed`
  Whether the FileData can be loaded as CompressedData or not.

## See Also

- love.image
- love.image.newCompressedData

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Category:

- Functions