# Equivalent of GetArrayFromImage
**URL:** https://discourse.itk.org/t/equivalent-of-getarrayfromimage/3101
**Category:** Beginner Questions
**Created:** [May 21, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/equivalent-of-getarrayfromimage/3101 "2020-05-21T14:01:02Z")
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### Author:  [@flaviu2](https://discourse.itk.org/u/flaviu2)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/equivalent-of-getarrayfromimage/3101/1 "2020-05-21T14:01:02Z")
I read a lot of Python code, and I saw that is used a lot **sitk.GetArrayFromImage** method. What is equivalent for C++ of this method ?
Example of Python code:
`labelmaskimage = sitk.GetArrayFromImage(cc)`
where **cc** is from
`cc = sitk.ConnectedComponent(sitk_maskimg)`
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### Author:  [@zivy](https://discourse.itk.org/u/zivy)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/equivalent-of-getarrayfromimage/3101/2 "2020-05-21T14:25:41Z")
Hello @flaviu2,
That method is specific to Python and returns a numpy array.
Similar, not equivalent, in C++ are the [Image classes](https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/classitk_1_1simple_1_1Image.html) `GetBuffer*` methods.
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### Author:  [@flaviu2](https://discourse.itk.org/u/flaviu2)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/equivalent-of-getarrayfromimage/3101/3 "2020-05-22T11:57:09Z")
I hope I would not push my luck 🙂
Then I could write directly:
```
// C++ code
sitk::Image labelmaskimage = cc;
```
instead of:
```
//(Python code):
labelmaskimage = sitk.GetArrayFromImage(cc)
```
?
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### Author:  [@zivy](https://discourse.itk.org/u/zivy)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/equivalent-of-getarrayfromimage/3101/4 "2020-05-22T13:51:03Z")
The [ConnectedComponent procedural interface](https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/namespaceitk_1_1simple.html#a55cfd9d5f7f425ca8092d63f0d3bdc81) returns a SimpleITK image, so the assignment will work, not really sure what is the issue you are encountering.
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### Author:  [@flaviu2](https://discourse.itk.org/u/flaviu2)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/equivalent-of-getarrayfromimage/3101/5 "2020-05-22T14:17:41Z")
Is ok, I only need to know how to correctly convert Python code into C++ code (using SimpleITK).
Thank you a lot.