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Imaging.CreateBitmapSourceFromMemorySection Method

.NET Framework 4

Returns a managed BitmapSource, based on the provided unmanaged memory location.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Interop
Assembly:  PresentationCore (in PresentationCore.dll)
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public static BitmapSource CreateBitmapSourceFromMemorySection(
	IntPtr section,
	int pixelWidth,
	int pixelHeight,
	PixelFormat format,
	int stride,
	int offset
)

Parameters

section
Type: System.IntPtr
A pointer to a memory section.
pixelWidth
Type: System.Int32
An integer that specifies the width, in pixels, of the bitmap.
pixelHeight
Type: System.Int32
An integer that specifies the height, in pixels, of the bitmap.
format
Type: System.Windows.Media.PixelFormat
A value of the enumeration.
stride
Type: System.Int32
The stride of the bitmap.
offset
Type: System.Int32
The byte offset into the memory stream where the image starts.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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What's a "memory section"?
This documentation is currently inadequate. It says that the IntPtr is a "memory section", but it's not exactly a standard term. Passing the address of a pinned byte array results in an invalid handle exception. Please explain this a bit better.
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