ICONRESDIR structure

Contains the dimensions and color format of an individual icon image in a resource group.

The structure definition provided here is for explanation only; it is not present in any standard header file.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  BYTE Width;
  BYTE Height;
  BYTE ColorCount;
  BYTE reserved;
} ICONRESDIR;

Members

Width

Type: BYTE

The width of the icon, in pixels.

The value 0 is accepted as representing a width of 256.

Height

Type: BYTE

The height of the icon, in pixels.

The value 0 is accepted as representing a height of 256.

ColorCount

Type: BYTE

The number of colors in the icon.

Acceptable values are 2, 8, and 16. The value 0 means that the number of colors deduced from BitCount and Planes in the RESDIR structure.

reserved

Type: BYTE

Reserved; must be set to the same value as that of the reserved field in the icon file header.

Remarks

The ICONRESDIR structure is passed in the RESDIR structure if the RESDIR structure describes an icon.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]

See also

Reference

RESDIR

Conceptual

Resources