BITMAPFILEHEADER structure
Applies to: desktop apps only
The BITMAPFILEHEADER structure contains information about the type, size, and layout of a file that contains a DIB.
Syntax
typedef struct tagBITMAPFILEHEADER {
WORD bfType;
DWORD bfSize;
WORD bfReserved1;
WORD bfReserved2;
DWORD bfOffBits;
} BITMAPFILEHEADER, *PBITMAPFILEHEADER;
Members
- bfType
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The file type; must be BM.
- bfSize
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The size, in bytes, of the bitmap file.
- bfReserved1
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Reserved; must be zero.
- bfReserved2
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Reserved; must be zero.
- bfOffBits
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The offset, in bytes, from the beginning of the BITMAPFILEHEADER structure to the bitmap bits.
Remarks
A BITMAPINFO or BITMAPCOREINFO structure immediately follows the BITMAPFILEHEADER structure in the DIB file. For more information, see Bitmap Storage.
Requirements
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Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional |
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Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server |
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Build date: 3/7/2012
Struct size.
It isn't mentioned here, but the struct is packed ignoring alignment restrictions, as such it is 14 bytes long, not 16 as it may at first appear.
- 12/31/2009
- AlcariTheMad
