Image.FromHbitmap Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Drawing

Assembly:

System.Drawing.Common.dll

Creates a Bitmap from a Windows handle.

Overloads

FromHbitmap(IntPtr)	Creates a Bitmap from a handle to a GDI bitmap.
FromHbitmap(IntPtr, IntPtr)	Creates a Bitmap from a handle to a GDI bitmap and a handle to a GDI palette.

FromHbitmap(IntPtr)

Source:

Image.cs

Creates a Bitmap from a handle to a GDI bitmap.

C#

public static System.Drawing.Bitmap FromHbitmap(IntPtr hbitmap);

Parameters

hbitmap

IntPtr

The GDI bitmap handle from which to create the Bitmap.

Returns

Bitmap

The Bitmap this method creates.

Remarks

The FromHbitmap method makes a copy of the GDI bitmap; so you can release the incoming GDI bitmap using the GDI DeleteObject method immediately after creating the new Image.

FromHbitmap(IntPtr, IntPtr)

Source:

Image.cs

Creates a Bitmap from a handle to a GDI bitmap and a handle to a GDI palette.

C#

public static System.Drawing.Bitmap FromHbitmap(IntPtr hbitmap, IntPtr hpalette);

Parameters

hbitmap

IntPtr

The GDI bitmap handle from which to create the Bitmap.

hpalette

IntPtr

A handle to a GDI palette used to define the bitmap colors if the bitmap specified in the hbitmap parameter is not a device-independent bitmap (DIB).

Returns

Bitmap

The Bitmap this method creates.

Remarks

The FromHbitmap method makes a copy of the GDI bitmap; so you can release the incoming GDI bitmap using the GDI DeleteObject method immediately after creating the new Image.