BITMAPFILEHEADER
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4/8/2010
This structure contains information about the type, size, and layout of a file that containing a device-independent bitmap (DIB).
Syntax
typedef struct tagBITMAPFILEHEADER {
WORD bfType;
DWORD bfSize;
WORD bfReserved1;
WORD bfReserved2;
DWORD bfOffBits;
} BITMAPFILEHEADER;
Members
- bfType
Specifies the file type. It must be set to the signature word BM (0x4D42) to indicate bitmap.
- bfSize
Specifies the size, in bytes, of the bitmap file.
- bfReserved1
Reserved; set to zero
- bfReserved2
Reserved; set to zero
- bfOffBits
Specifies the offset, in bytes, from the BITMAPFILEHEADER structure to the bitmap bits
Remarks
A BITMAPINFO or BITMAPCOREINFO structure immediately follows the BITMAPFILEHEADER structure in the DIB file.
Requirements
| Header | windows.h |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE 2.0 and later |
| Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later |