ExtractIconEx

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Windows NT
Yes
Win95
Yes
Win32s
No
Import Library

Header File
shellapi.h
Unicode
WinNT
Platform Notes
None

The ExtractIconEx function retrieves the handle of an icon from the specified executable file, dynamic-link library (DLL), or icon file.

HICON ExtractIconEx(

LPCSTR lpszFile,
int nIconIndex,
HICON FAR * phiconLarge,
HICON FAR * phiconSmall,
UINT nIcons
);

Parameters
lpszFile

Pointer to a null-terminated string specifying the name of an executable file, DLL, or icon file.

nIconIndex

Specifies the index of the icon to retrieve. If this value is 0, the function returns the handle of the first icon in the specified file. If this value is

1 and phIconLargeand phiconSmall are both NULL, the function returns the total number of icons in the specified file.

phiconLarge
Pointer to an array of handles of large icons returned. This parameter can be NULL.

phiconSmall
Pointer to an array of handles of small icons returned. This parameter can be NULL.

nIcons

Specifies the count of the number of icons to extract.

Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is the handle to an icon. If the file specified was not an executable file, DLL, or icon file, the return value is 1. If no icons were found in the file, the return value is NULL.