IShellItemImageFactory interface
Exposes a method to return either icons or thumbnails for Shell items. If no thumbnail or icon is available for the requested item, a per-class icon may be provided from the Shell.
Members
The IShellItemImageFactory interface inherits from the IUnknown interface. IShellItemImageFactory also has these types of members:
Methods
The IShellItemImageFactory interface has these methods.
| Method | Description |
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| GetImage |
Gets an HBITMAP that represents an IShellItem. The default behavior is to load a thumbnail. If there is no thumbnail for the current IShellItem, it retrieves an HBITMAP for the icon of the item. The thumbnail or icon is extracted if it is not currently cached. |
Remarks
A pointer to this interface is commonly obtained through one of the following functions:
- SHCreateItemFromIDList
- SHCreateItemFromParsingName
- SHCreateItemFromRelativeName
- SHCreateItemInKnownFolder
- SHCreateItemWithParent
See the Using Image Factory sample for a full example of how to use this interface.
Requirements
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Minimum supported client |
Windows Vista [desktop apps only] |
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Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only] |
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