METAHEADER

Overview

Group

Quick Info

Windows NT
Yes
Win95
Yes
Win32s
Yes
Import Library
-
Header File
wingdi.h
Unicode
No
Platform Notes
None

The METAHEADER structure contains information about a Windows-format metafile.

typedef struct tagMETAHEADER { // mh

WORD mtType;

WORD mtHeaderSize;

WORD mtVersion;

DWORD mtSize;

WORD mtNoObjects;

DWORD mtMaxRecord;

WORD mtNoParameters;

} METAHEADER;

Members
mtType

Specifies whether the metafile is in memory or recorded in a disk file. This member can be one of the following values:

Value	Meaning
	Metafile is in memory.
	Metafile is in a disk file.

mtHeaderSize

Specifies the size, in words, of the metafile header.

mtVersion

Specifies the Windows version number. The version number for metafiles that support device-independent bitmaps (DIBs) is 0x0300. Otherwise, the version number is 0x0100.

mtSize

Specifies the size, in words, of the file.

mtNoObjects

Specifies the maximum number of objects that exist in the metafile at the same time.

mtMaxRecord

Specifies the size, in words, of the largest record in the metafile.

mtNoParameters

Reserved.