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.NET Framework 2.0
System.Drawing
Bitmap Class
Bitmap Constructor
 Bitmap Constructor (String)
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2005/.NET Framework 2.0

Other versions are also available for the following:
Bitmap.Bitmap(String) Constructor
Initializes a new instance of the Bitmap class from the specified file.

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

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Sub New ( _
    filename As String _
)
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim filename As String

Dim instance As New Bitmap(filename)
C#
public Bitmap (
    string filename
)
C++
public:
Bitmap (
    String^ filename
)
J#
public Bitmap (
    String filename
)
JScript
public function Bitmap (
    filename : String
)
XAML
Not applicable.

Parameters

filename

The name of the bitmap file.

The file remains locked until the Bitmap is disposed.

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.0
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