ImageFormat Class (System.Drawing.Imaging)

ImageFormat Class

.NET Framework Class Library

ImageFormat Class

Specifies the file format of the image. Not inheritable.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<TypeConverterAttribute(GetType(ImageFormatConverter))> _
Public NotInheritable Class ImageFormat

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As ImageFormat

[TypeConverterAttribute(typeof(ImageFormatConverter))]
public sealed class ImageFormat

Visual C++

[TypeConverterAttribute(typeof(ImageFormatConverter))]
public ref class ImageFormat sealed

JScript

public final class ImageFormat

Remarks

The properties of the ImageFormat class indicate image formats such as bitmap (Bmp), enhanced metafile (Emf), and icon (Icon). You can compare two image formats by using the Equals method.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
System.Drawing.Imaging..::.ImageFormat

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

Reference

ImageFormat Members

System.Drawing.Imaging Namespace

Image..::.Save