Visual Basic Reference

Type Property (Picture)

See Also    Example    Applies To

Returns the graphic format of a Picture object. Not available at design time; read-only at run time.

Syntax

object**.Type**

The object placeholder represents an object expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list.

Return Values

The return values for the Type property are:

Constant Value Description
vbPicTypeNone 0 Picture is empty
vbPicTypeBitmap 1 Bitmap (.bmpBMP files)
vbPicTypeMetafile 2 Metafile (.wmfWMF files)
vbPicTypeIcon 3 Icon (.icoICO files)
vbPicTypeEMetafile 4 Enhanced Metafile (.emfEMF files)

Remarks

These constants are listed in the Visual Basic (VB) object library in the Object Browser.