Icon Class (System.Drawing)

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Icon Class

Represents a Windows icon, which is a small bitmap image used to represent an object. Icons can be thought of as transparent bitmaps, although their size is determined by the system.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<SerializableAttribute> _
<TypeConverterAttribute(GetType(IconConverter))> _
Public NotInheritable Class Icon _
    Inherits MarshalByRefObject _
    Implements ISerializable, ICloneable, IDisposable

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As Icon

[SerializableAttribute]
[TypeConverterAttribute(typeof(IconConverter))]
public sealed class Icon : MarshalByRefObject, ISerializable, 
    ICloneable, IDisposable

Visual C++

[SerializableAttribute]
[TypeConverterAttribute(typeof(IconConverter))]
public ref class Icon sealed : public MarshalByRefObject, 
    ISerializable, ICloneable, IDisposable

JScript

public final class Icon extends MarshalByRefObject implements ISerializable, ICloneable, IDisposable

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the ToBitmap method. This example is designed to be used with Windows Forms. Create a form and paste the following code into it. Call the IconToBitmap method in the form's Paint event handler, passing e as PaintEventArgs.

Visual Basic

Private Sub IconToBitmap(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)

    ' Construct an Icon.
    Dim icon1 As New Icon(SystemIcons.Exclamation, 40, 40)

    ' Call ToBitmap to convert it.
    Dim bmp As Bitmap = icon1.ToBitmap()

    ' Draw the bitmap.
    e.Graphics.DrawImage(bmp, New Point(30, 30))
End Sub

private void IconToBitmap(PaintEventArgs e)
{
    // Construct an Icon.
    Icon icon1 = new Icon(SystemIcons.Exclamation, 40, 40);

    // Call ToBitmap to convert it.
    Bitmap bmp = icon1.ToBitmap();

    // Draw the bitmap.
    e.Graphics.DrawImage(bmp, new Point(30, 30));
}

Visual C++

private:
   void IconToBitmap( PaintEventArgs^ e )
   {
      // Construct an Icon.
      System::Drawing::Icon^ icon1 = gcnew System::Drawing::Icon( SystemIcons::Exclamation,40,40 );

      // Call ToBitmap to convert it.
      Bitmap^ bmp = icon1->ToBitmap();

      // Draw the bitmap.
      e->Graphics->DrawImage( bmp, Point(30,30) );
   }

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
System..::.MarshalByRefObject
System.Drawing..::.Icon

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

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

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

Reference

Icon Members

System.Drawing Namespace