Function Reference


_GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromHICON32

Creates a Bitmap object based on a 32bit icon

#include <GDIPlus.au3>
_GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromHICON32 ( $hIcon )

Parameters

$hIcon Handle to an icon

Return Value

Success: a handle to a new Bitmap object.
Failure: 0 and sets the @error flag to non-zero, @extended may contain GPSTATUS error code ($GPIP_ERR* see GPIPlusConstants.au3).

Remarks

When you are done with the Bitmap object, call _GDIPlus_ImageDispose() to release the resources.

Related

_GDIPlus_ImageDispose, _WinAPI_LoadIcon, _WinAPI_LoadImage

See Also

Search GdipCreateBitmapFromHICON in MSDN Library.

Example

#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WinAPIIcons.au3>
#include <WinAPIShellEx.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
        Local $hGUI, $hGraphic, $hIcon, $hBitmap

        ; Create GUI
        $hGUI = GUICreate("GDI+", 168, 168)
        GUISetState()

        _GDIPlus_Startup()
        $hGraphic = _GDIPlus_GraphicsCreateFromHWND($hGUI) ;Create a graphics object from a window handle
        _GDIPlus_GraphicsClear($hGraphic, 0xFFFFFFFF)

        $hIcon = _WinAPI_ShellExtractIcon(@SystemDir & '\shell32.dll', 32, 48, 48)

        $hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromHICON32($hIcon)

        _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawImage($hGraphic, $hBitmap, 60, 60)

        ; Loop until user exits
        Do
        Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

        ; Clean up resources
        _WinAPI_DestroyIcon($hIcon)
        _GDIPlus_BitmapDispose($hBitmap)
        _GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($hGraphic)
        _GDIPlus_Shutdown()
EndFunc   ;==>Example