ImageCodecInfo Class
The ImageCodecInfo class provides the necessary storage members and methods to retrieve all pertinent information about the installed image encoders and decoders (called codecs). Not inheritable.
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Clsid | Gets or sets a Guid structure that contains a GUID that identifies a specific codec. |
![]() | CodecName | Gets or sets a string that contains the name of the codec. |
![]() | DllName | Gets or sets string that contains the path name of the DLL that holds the codec. If the codec is not in a DLL, this pointer is null. |
![]() | FilenameExtension | Gets or sets string that contains the file name extension(s) used in the codec. The extensions are separated by semicolons. |
![]() | Flags | Gets or sets 32-bit value used to store additional information about the codec. This property returns a combination of flags from the ImageCodecFlags enumeration. |
![]() | FormatDescription | Gets or sets a string that describes the codec's file format. |
![]() | FormatID | Gets or sets a Guid structure that contains a GUID that identifies the codec's format. |
![]() | MimeType | Gets or sets a string that contains the codec's Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) type. |
![]() | SignatureMasks | Gets or sets a two dimensional array of bytes that can be used as a filter. |
![]() | SignaturePatterns | Gets or sets a two dimensional array of bytes that represents the signature of the codec. |
![]() | Version | Gets or sets the version number of the codec. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Equals(Object^) | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetHashCode() | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | GetImageDecoders() | Returns an array of ImageCodecInfo objects that contain information about the image decoders built into GDI+. |
![]() ![]() | GetImageEncoders() | Returns an array of ImageCodecInfo objects that contain information about the image encoders built into GDI+. |
![]() | GetType() | |
![]() | ToString() | Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.) |
Available since 1.1
Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.


