Image.GetThumbnailImage Method
Returns a thumbnail for this Image.
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)
'Declaration Public Function GetThumbnailImage ( _ thumbWidth As Integer, _ thumbHeight As Integer, _ callback As Image..::.GetThumbnailImageAbort, _ callbackData As IntPtr _ ) As Image 'Usage Dim instance As Image Dim thumbWidth As Integer Dim thumbHeight As Integer Dim callback As Image..::.GetThumbnailImageAbort Dim callbackData As IntPtr Dim returnValue As Image returnValue = instance.GetThumbnailImage(thumbWidth, _ thumbHeight, callback, callbackData)
Parameters
- thumbWidth
- Type: System.Int32
The width, in pixels, of the requested thumbnail image.
- thumbHeight
- Type: System.Int32
The height, in pixels, of the requested thumbnail image.
- callback
- Type: System.Drawing.Image.GetThumbnailImageAbort
A Image.GetThumbnailImageAbort delegate. In GDI+ version 1.0, the delegate is not used. Even so, you must create a delegate and pass a reference to that delegate in this parameter.
- callbackData
- Type: System.IntPtr
Must be Zero.
If the Image contains an embedded thumbnail image, this method retrieves the embedded thumbnail and scales it to the requested size. If the Image does not contain an embedded thumbnail image, this method creates a thumbnail image by scaling the main image.
The GetThumbnailImage method works well when the requested thumbnail image has a size of about 120 x 120 pixels. If you request a large thumbnail image (for example, 300 x 300) from an Image that has an embedded thumbnail, there could be a noticeable loss of quality in the thumbnail image. It might be better to scale the main image (instead of scaling the embedded thumbnail) by calling the DrawImage method.
The following code example creates and displays a thumbnail image. This delegate is never called.
public bool ThumbnailCallback() { return false; } public void Example_GetThumb(PaintEventArgs e) { Image.GetThumbnailImageAbort myCallback = new Image.GetThumbnailImageAbort(ThumbnailCallback); Bitmap myBitmap = new Bitmap("Climber.jpg"); Image myThumbnail = myBitmap.GetThumbnailImage( 40, 40, myCallback, IntPtr.Zero); e.Graphics.DrawImage(myThumbnail, 150, 75); }
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