ImageList Class
Provides methods to manage a collection of Image objects. This class cannot be inherited.
System.MarshalByRefObject
System.ComponentModel.Component
System.Windows.Forms.ImageList
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
The ImageList type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ImageList() | Initializes a new instance of the ImageList class with default values for ColorDepth, ImageSize, and TransparentColor. |
![]() | ImageList(IContainer) | Initializes a new instance of the ImageList class, associating it with a container. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | CanRaiseEvents | Gets a value indicating whether the component can raise an event. (Inherited from Component.) |
![]() | ColorDepth | Gets the color depth of the image list. |
![]() | Container | Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. (Inherited from Component.) |
![]() | DesignMode | Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. (Inherited from Component.) |
![]() | Events | Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. (Inherited from Component.) |
![]() | Handle | Gets the handle of the image list object. |
![]() | HandleCreated | Gets a value indicating whether the underlying Win32 handle has been created. |
![]() | Images | Gets the ImageList.ImageCollection for this image list. |
![]() | ImageSize | Gets or sets the size of the images in the image list. |
![]() | ImageStream | Gets the ImageListStreamer associated with this image list. |
![]() | Site | Gets or sets the ISite of the Component. (Inherited from Component.) |
![]() | Tag | Gets or sets an object that contains additional data about the ImageList. |
![]() | TransparentColor | Gets or sets the color to treat as transparent. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | CreateObjRef | Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
![]() | Dispose() | Releases all resources used by the Component. (Inherited from Component.) |
![]() | Dispose(Boolean) | Releases the unmanaged resources used by the Component and optionally releases the managed resources. (Inherited from Component.) |
![]() | Draw(Graphics, Point, Int32) | Draws the image indicated by the specified index on the specified Graphics at the given location. |
![]() | Draw(Graphics, Int32, Int32, Int32) | Draws the image indicated by the given index on the specified Graphics at the specified location. |
![]() | Draw(Graphics, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32) | Draws the image indicated by the given index on the specified Graphics using the specified location and size. |
![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Finalize | Releases unmanaged resources and performs other cleanup operations before the Component is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Component.) |
![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetLifetimeService | Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
![]() | GetService | Returns an object that represents a service provided by the Component or by its Container. (Inherited from Component.) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | InitializeLifetimeService | Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone() | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone(Boolean) | Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
![]() | ToString | Infrastructure. Returns a string that represents the current ImageList. (Overrides Component.ToString().) |
ImageList is typically used by other controls, such as the ListView, TreeView, or ToolBar. You can add bitmaps or icons to the ImageList, and the other controls are able to use the images as they require.
ImageList uses a handle to manage the list of images. The Handle is not created until certain operations, such as getting the Handle or calling Draw, are performed on the image list. Performing other operations, such as setting the ColorDepth or ImageSize will cause the Handle to be recreated. Therefore, you should perform these operations before you add images to the ImageList. In addition, when you work with forms that will be localized, you should always add an ImageList and images when the Language property of a form is set to Default. Changing the form's language before you add images will corrupt the application resource files.
The following code example shows how to select, remove, and display images.
namespace myImageRotator { using System; using System.Drawing; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Windows.Forms; public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form { private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components; private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listBox1; private System.Windows.Forms.Label label3; private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1; private System.Windows.Forms.Button button2; private System.Windows.Forms.Button button3; private System.Windows.Forms.Button button4; private System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox pictureBox1; private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList imageList1; private System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog openFileDialog1; protected Graphics myGraphics; private System.Windows.Forms.Panel panel1; private System.Windows.Forms.Label label5; private int currentImage = 0; public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); imageList1 = new ImageList () ; // The default image size is 16 x 16, which sets up a larger // image size. imageList1.ImageSize = new Size(255,255); imageList1.TransparentColor = Color.White; // Assigns the graphics object to use in the draw options. myGraphics = Graphics.FromHwnd(panel1.Handle); } private void InitializeComponent() { this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container(); this.listBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox(); this.label3 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label(); this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button(); this.button2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button(); this.button3 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button(); this.button4 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button(); this.pictureBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox(); this.imageList1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList(this.components); this.openFileDialog1 = new System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog(); this.panel1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Panel(); this.label5 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label(); this.SuspendLayout(); this.listBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 16); this.listBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(400, 95); this.listBox1.TabIndex = 0; this.label3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 168); this.label3.Text = "label3"; this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(96, 128); this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(104, 23); this.button1.Text = "Show Next Image"; this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button1_Click); this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(208, 128); this.button2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(104, 23); this.button2.Text = "Remove Image"; this.button2.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button2_Click); this.button3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(320, 128); this.button3.Text = "Clear List"; this.button3.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button3_Click); this.button4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 128); this.button4.Text = "Open Image"; this.button4.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button4_Click); this.pictureBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(328, 232); this.pictureBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(336, 192); this.imageList1.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 16); this.imageList1.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent; this.panel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 240); this.panel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(296, 184); this.label5.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(168, 168); this.label5.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(312, 40); this.label5.Text = "label5"; this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(672, 461); this.Controls.Add(this.label5); this.Controls.Add(this.panel1); this.Controls.Add(this.pictureBox1); this.Controls.Add(this.button4); this.Controls.Add(this.button3); this.Controls.Add(this.button2); this.Controls.Add(this.button1); this.Controls.Add(this.label3); this.Controls.Add(this.listBox1); this.ResumeLayout(false); } // Display the image. private void button1_Click (object sender, System.EventArgs e) { if(imageList1.Images.Empty != true) { if(imageList1.Images.Count-1 > currentImage) { currentImage++; } else { currentImage=0; } panel1.Refresh(); // Draw the image in the panel. imageList1.Draw(myGraphics,10,10,currentImage); // Show the image in the PictureBox. pictureBox1.Image = imageList1.Images[currentImage]; label3.Text = "Current image is " + currentImage ; listBox1.SelectedIndex = currentImage; label5.Text = "Image is " + listBox1.Text ; } } // Remove the image. private void button2_Click (object sender, System.EventArgs e) { imageList1.Images.RemoveAt(listBox1.SelectedIndex); listBox1.Items.Remove(listBox1.SelectedItem); } // Clear all images. private void button3_Click (object sender, System.EventArgs e) { imageList1.Images.Clear(); listBox1.Items.Clear(); } // Find an image. private void button4_Click (object sender, System.EventArgs e) { openFileDialog1.Multiselect = true ; if(openFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) { if (openFileDialog1.FileNames != null) { for(int i =0 ; i < openFileDialog1.FileNames.Length ; i++ ) { addImage(openFileDialog1.FileNames[i]); } } else addImage(openFileDialog1.FileName); } } private void addImage(string imageToLoad) { if (imageToLoad != "") { imageList1.Images.Add(Image.FromFile(imageToLoad)); listBox1.BeginUpdate(); listBox1.Items.Add(imageToLoad); listBox1.EndUpdate(); } } [STAThread] public static void Main(string[] args) { Application.Run(new Form1()); } } }
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