ExtractAssociatedIconExA function (shellapi.h)
[ExtractAssociatedIconEx is available for use in the operating systems specified in the Requirements section. It may be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions.]
Gets a handle to an icon stored as a resource in a file or an icon stored in a file's associated executable file. It extends the ExtractAssociatedIcon function by retrieving the icon's ID when that icon is extracted from an executable file.
Syntax
HICON ExtractAssociatedIconExA(
[in] HINSTANCE hInst,
[in, out] LPSTR pszIconPath,
[in, out] WORD *piIconIndex,
[in, out] WORD *piIconId
);
Parameters
[in] hInst
Type: HINSTANCE
The handle of the module from which to extract the icon.
[in, out] pszIconPath
Type: LPTSTR
Pointer to a string that, on entry, specifies the full path and file name of the file that contains the icon. The function extracts the icon handle from that file, or from an executable file associated with that file.
When this function returns, if the icon handle was obtained from an executable file (either an executable file directly pointed to by this parameter or an associated executable file) the function stores the full path and file name of that executable in the buffer pointed to by this parameter.
[in, out] piIconIndex
Type: LPWORD
Pointer to a WORD value that, on entry, specifies the index of the icon whose handle is to be obtained.
When the function returns, if the icon handle was obtained from an executable file (either an executable file pointed to by lpIconPath or an associated executable file), this value points to the icon's index in that file.
[in, out] piIconId
Type: LPWORD
Pointer to a WORD value that, on entry, specifies the ID of the icon whose handle is to be obtained.
When the function returns, if the icon handle was obtained from an executable file (either an executable file pointed to by lpIconPath or an associated executable file), this value points to the icon's ID within that file.
Return value
Type: HICON
Returns the icon's handle if successful, otherwise NULL.
Remarks
The icon handle returned by this function must be released by calling DestroyIcon when it is no longer needed.
Note
The shellapi.h header defines ExtractAssociatedIconEx as an alias that automatically selects the ANSI or Unicode version of this function based on the definition of the UNICODE preprocessor constant. Mixing usage of the encoding-neutral alias with code that is not encoding-neutral can lead to mismatches that result in compilation or runtime errors. For more information, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows XP [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | shellapi.h |
| Library | Shell32.lib |
| DLL | Shell32.dll (version 5.0 or later) |