BITMAP structure (wingdi.h)

The BITMAP structure defines the type, width, height, color format, and bit values of a bitmap.

Syntax

typedef struct tagBITMAP {
  LONG   bmType;
  LONG   bmWidth;
  LONG   bmHeight;
  LONG   bmWidthBytes;
  WORD   bmPlanes;
  WORD   bmBitsPixel;
  LPVOID bmBits;
} BITMAP, *PBITMAP, *NPBITMAP, *LPBITMAP;

Members

bmType

The bitmap type. This member must be zero.

bmWidth

The width, in pixels, of the bitmap. The width must be greater than zero.

bmHeight

The height, in pixels, of the bitmap. The height must be greater than zero.

bmWidthBytes

The number of bytes in each scan line. This value must be divisible by 2, because the system assumes that the bit values of a bitmap form an array that is word aligned.

bmPlanes

The count of color planes.

bmBitsPixel

The number of bits required to indicate the color of a pixel.

bmBits

A pointer to the location of the bit values for the bitmap. The bmBits member must be a pointer to an array of character (1-byte) values.

Remarks

The bitmap formats currently used are monochrome and color. The monochrome bitmap uses a one-bit, one-plane format. Each scan is a multiple of 16 bits.

Scans are organized as follows for a monochrome bitmap of height n:

    Scan 0 
    Scan 1 
    . 
    . 
    . 
    Scan n-2 
    Scan n-1 

The pixels on a monochrome device are either black or white. If the corresponding bit in the bitmap is 1, the pixel is set to the foreground color; if the corresponding bit in the bitmap is zero, the pixel is set to the background color.

All devices that have the RC_BITBLT device capability support bitmaps. For more information, see GetDeviceCaps.

Each device has a unique color format. To transfer a bitmap from one device to another, use the GetDIBits and SetDIBits functions.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Header	wingdi.h (include Windows.h)

See also

Bitmap Structures

Bitmaps Overview

CreateBitmapIndirect

GetDIBits

GetDeviceCaps

GetObject

SetDIBits