Bitmap.FromResource Method (System.Drawing)

.NET Framework Class Library

Bitmap..::.FromResource Method

Creates a Bitmap from the specified Windows resource.

Namespace: System.Drawing
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)

Public Shared Function FromResource ( _
	hinstance As IntPtr, _
	bitmapName As String _
) As Bitmap

public static Bitmap FromResource(
	IntPtr hinstance,
	string bitmapName
)

public:
static Bitmap^ FromResource(
	IntPtr hinstance, 
	String^ bitmapName
)

static member FromResource : 
        hinstance:IntPtr * 
        bitmapName:string -> Bitmap

Parameters

hinstance: Type: System..::.IntPtr
A handle to an instance of the executable file that contains the resource.

bitmapName: Type: System..::.String
A string that contains the name of the resource bitmap.

Return Value

Type: System.Drawing..::.Bitmap
The Bitmap that this method creates.

Remarks

FromResource requires security permission to call unmanaged code. For a managed alternative for creating a bitmap from an embedded resource, see Bitmap..::.Bitmap(Type, String). FromResource works only with bitmaps that are named resources in a DLL.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

.NET Framework Security

SecurityPermission
for calling into unmanaged code. Related enumeration: UnmanagedCode

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

Bitmap Class

System.Drawing Namespace