Icon::ExtractAssociatedIcon Method (String^)

 

Returns an icon representation of an image that is contained in the specified file.

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

public:
static Icon^ ExtractAssociatedIcon(
	String^ filePath
)

Parameters

filePath
Type: System::String^

The path to the file that contains an image.

Return Value

Type: System.Drawing::Icon^

The Icon representation of the image that is contained in the specified file.

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

The filePath does not indicate a valid file.

-or-

The 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 that is 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.

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.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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