Returns an icon representation of an image contained in the specified file.
(in System.Drawing.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function ExtractAssociatedIcon ( _
filePath As String _
) As Icon
Dim filePath As String
Dim returnValue As Icon
returnValue = Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(filePath)
public static Icon ExtractAssociatedIcon(
string filePath
)
public:
static Icon^ ExtractAssociatedIcon(
String^ filePath
)
public static function ExtractAssociatedIcon(
filePath : String
) : Icon
Parameters
- filePath
- Type: System..::.String
The path to the file that contains an image.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|
| ArgumentException |
filePath does not indicate a valid file. -or-
filePath indicates a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path. |
A relative path is assumed to be relative to the current working directory.
When ExtractAssociatedIcon is used with bitmaps, a thumbnail image may be returned instead of an icon if the system running the application has a registry setting that causes bitmap files to be shown as thumbnail images.
The following code example demonstrates how to use the ExtractAssociatedIcon method. To run this example, paste the code into a Windows Form and call ExtractAssociatedIconEx from the form's constructor or Load event handler.
Private Sub ExtractAssociatedIconEx()
Dim ico As Icon = Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon("C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe")
Me.Icon = ico
End Sub
private void ExtractAssociatedIconEx()
{
Icon ico =
Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(@"C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe");
this.Icon = ico;
}
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
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.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
Reference