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Windows NT
Yes
Win95
Yes
Win32s
Yes
Import Library
user32.lib
Header File
winuser.h
Unicode
No
Platform Notes
None

GetIconInfo

The GetIconInfo function retrieves information about the specified icon or cursor.

BOOL GetIconInfo(

HICON hIcon,
// icon handle
PICONINFO piconinfo
// address of icon structure
);

Parameters

hIcon

Identifies the icon or cursor. To retrieve information about a standard icon or cursor, specify one of the following values:

Value
Meaning
IDC_ARROW
Arrow cursor
IDC_IBEAM
I-beam cursor
IDC_WAIT
Hourglass cursor
IDC_CROSS
Crosshair cursor
IDC_UPARROW
Up arrow cursor
IDC_SIZENWSE
Sizing cursor, points northwest and southeast
IDC_SIZENESW
Sizeing cursor, points northeast and southwest
IDC_SIZEWE
Sizing cursor, points west and east
IDC_SIZENS
Sizing cursor, points north and south
IDC_SIZEALL
Sizing cursor, points north, south, east, and west
IDC_NO
"No" cursor
IDC_APPSTARTING
Application-starting cursor (arrow and hourglass)
IDC_HELP
Help cursor (arrow and question mark)
IDI_APPLICATION
Application icon
IDI_HAND
Stop sign icon
IDI_QUESTION
Question-mark icon
IDI_EXCLAMATION
Exclamation point icon
IDI_ASTERISK
Asterisk icon (letter "i" in a circle)
IDI_WINLOGO
Windows logo icon

piconinfo

Points to an ICONINFO structure. The function fills in the structure's members.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero and the function fills in the members of the specified ICONINFO structure.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

GetIconInfo
creates bitmaps for the hbmMask and hbmColor members of ICONINFO. The calling application must manage these bitmaps and delete them when they are no longer necessary.

See Also

CreateIcon
, CreateIconFromResource, CreateIconIndirect, DestroyIcon, DrawIcon, DrawIconEx, ICONINFO, LoadIcon, LookupIconIdFromDirectory


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