DataFormats.MetafilePict Field
Definition
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Specifies the Windows metafile format, which Windows Forms does not directly use. This static field is read-only.
public: static initonly System::String ^ MetafilePict;public static readonly string MetafilePict; staticval mutable MetafilePict : stringPublic Shared ReadOnly MetafilePict As String Field Value
Remarks
The metafile format is a Windows file that stores an image in terms of graphic objects rather than pixels. When resized, a metafile preserves an image better than a bitmap.
Note
Special considerations may be necessary when using the metafile format with the clipboard. Due to a limitation in the current implementation of the DataObject class, the metafile format used by the .NET Framework may not be recognized by applications that use an older metafile format. In this case, you must interoperate with the Win32 Clipboard application programming interfaces (APIs).
This field is used by the IDataObject interface and the DataObject class to specify the data type.
When adding to an IDataObject or to an implementation of DataObject, use this field as the format for the IDataObject.SetData and DataObject.SetData methods.
To see if an object of this type exists, use this field as the format for the IDataObject.GetDataPresent and DataObject.GetDataPresent methods.
To get an object of this type, use this as the format for the IDataObject.GetData and DataObject.GetData methods.
