Bitmap Class
Encapsulates a bitmap, which consists of the pixel data for a graphics image and its methods and attributes.
Namespace: Microsoft.SPOT
Assembly: Microsoft.SPOT.Graphics (in microsoft.spot.graphics.dll)
Syntax
public sealed class Bitmap : MarshalByRefObject
Remarks
This class cannot be inherited.
The .NET Micro Framework provides the Microsoft.SPOT.Bitmap class for lower-level access, such as animation. For displaying static bitmaps and hyperlinked bitmaps, use the Microsoft.SPOT.Presentation.Controls.Image control.
The .NET Micro Framework currently provides support for the following bitmap types.
- 1bpp Indexed
- 24bpp RGB
- 32bpp RGB
- 48bpp RGB
- 16bpp RGB 555 (five bits for each color, one bit unused)
- 16bpp RGB 556 (five bits each for red and blue, six bits for green)
If you add a bitmap to a resource file, your project must reference the assemblies Microsoft.SPOT.Graphics.dll and Microsoft.SPOT.TinyCore.dll.
If a bitmap is embedded as a resource, and its BitmapImageType is Bmp, then the Bitmap object is read-only, and attempts to modify it will throw an exception. You must make a copy of it using Bitmap.DrawImage, and modify the copy, as shown in the following code:
Bitmap bmpMyBitmap = Resources.GetBitmap(Resources.BitmapResources.MyBitmap);
Bitmap bmpCopy = new Bitmap(bmpMyBitmap.Width, bmpMyBitmap.Height);
// copy the bitmap
bmpCopy.DrawImage(0, 0, bmpMyBitmap, 0, 0, bmpMyBitmap.Width, bmpMyBitmap.Height);
// now you may modify the copy using any Bitmap method
bmpCopy.MakeTransparent(Microsoft.SPOT.Presentation.Media.Color.White);
Version Information
Available in .NET Micro Framework version 2.0, 2.5