Function Reference


_GDIPlus_ImageGetType

Returns type (bitmap or metafile) of an image

#include <GDIPlus.au3>
_GDIPlus_ImageGetType ( $hImage )

Parameters

$hImage Handle to an image object

Return Value

Success: an integer of image type:
    $GDIP_IMAGETYPE_UNKNOWN - Non bitmap file or not identified as bitmap by GDI+
    $GDIP_IMAGETYPE_BITMAP - Bitmap types: BMP, PNG, GIF, JPEG, TIFF, ICO, EXIF
    $GDIP_IMAGETYPE_METAFILE - Metafile types: EMF, WMF
Failure: -1 and sets the @error flag to non-zero, @extended may contain GPSTATUS error code ($GDIP_ERR* see GPIPlusConstants.au3).
@error: 10 - Invalid image type.
11 - Invalid image handle.

Related

_GDIPlus_ImageGetRawFormat

See Also

Search GdipGetImageType in MSDN Library.

Example

#include "Extras\HelpFileInternals.au3"

#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <ScreenCapture.au3>
#include <WinAPIHObj.au3>
#include <WindowsStylesConstants.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    Local $hBitmap, $hImage, $iImageType, $sImageType

    ; Create GUI
    GUICreate("GDI+", 600, 400)
    _MemoCreate(2, 2, 596, 396, $WS_VSCROLL)
    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

    ; Initialize GDI+ library
    _GDIPlus_Startup()

    ; Capture 32 bit bitmap
    $hBitmap = _ScreenCapture_Capture("")
    $hImage = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromHBITMAP($hBitmap)

    $iImageType = _GDIPlus_ImageGetType($hImage)
    Switch $iImageType
        Case $GDIP_IMAGETYPE_UNKNOWN
            $sImageType = "Unrecognized bitmap format or not image file"
        Case $GDIP_IMAGETYPE_BITMAP ; BMP, PNG, GIF, JPEG, TIFF, ICO, EXIF
            $sImageType = "Bitmap"
        Case $GDIP_IMAGETYPE_METAFILE ; EMF, WMF
            $sImageType = "Metafile"
    EndSwitch

    ; Show image type: Unidentified = 0, Bitmap = 1, Metafile = 2)
    _MemoWrite("Image type: " & $sImageType) ;

    ; Clean up resources
    _GDIPlus_ImageDispose($hImage)
    _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBitmap)

    ; Shut down GDI+ library
    _GDIPlus_Shutdown()

    ; Loop until the user exits.
    Do
    Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
EndFunc   ;==>Example