BitmapData class

Applies to: desktop apps only

The BitmapData class is used by the Bitmap::LockBits and Bitmap::UnlockBits methods of the Bitmap class. A BitmapData object stores attributes of a bitmap.

BitmapData has these types of members:

Data Members

The following table lists the members exposed by the BitmapData object.

Data Members	Type	Description
Width	UINT	Number of pixels in one scan line of the bitmap.
Height	UINT	Number of scan lines in the bitmap.
Stride	INT	Offset, in bytes, between consecutive scan lines of the bitmap. If the stride is positive, the bitmap is top-down. If the stride is negative, the bitmap is bottom-up.
PixelFormat	PixelFormat	Integer that specifies the pixel format of the bitmap.
Scan0	void *	Pointer to the first (index 0) scan line of the bitmap.
Reserved	UINT_PTR	Reserved for future use.

 

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server
Product	GDI+ 1.0
Header	Gdiplusimaging.h (include Gdiplus.h)
Library	Gdiplus.lib

 

 

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