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GetBitCount

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

This function finds the number of bits per pixel.

Syntax

WORD GetBitCount(
  const GUID* pSubtype
);

Parameters

  • pSubtype
    Pointer to a GUID for a given video subtype.

Return Value

Returns the number of bits per pixel for this subtype, or USHRT_MAX if an error occurred.

Requirements

Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 2.12 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later
Note Microsoft DirectShow applications and DirectShow filters have different include file and Library requirements
For more information, see Setting Up the Build Environment, Version 2.12 requires DXPAK 1.0 or later

See Also

Concepts

Bitmap Functions