GetIconInfoEx function

Retrieves information about the specified icon or cursor. GetIconInfoEx extends GetIconInfo by using the newer ICONINFOEX structure.

Syntax

BOOL WINAPI GetIconInfoEx(
  _In_    HICON       hIcon,
  _Inout_ PICONINFOEX piconinfoex
);

Parameters

hIcon [in]

Type: HICON

A handle to the icon or cursor. To retrieve information about a standard icon or cursor, specify one of the following values.

Value	Meaning
IDC_APPSTARTING MAKEINTRESOURCE(32650)	Standard arrow and small hourglass cursor.
IDC_ARROW MAKEINTRESOURCE(32512)	Standard arrow cursor.
IDC_CROSS MAKEINTRESOURCE(32515)	Crosshair cursor.
IDC_HAND MAKEINTRESOURCE(32649)	Hand cursor.
IDC_HELP MAKEINTRESOURCE(32651)	Arrow and question mark cursor.
IDC_IBEAM MAKEINTRESOURCE(32513)	I-beam cursor.
IDC_NO MAKEINTRESOURCE(32648)	Slashed circle cursor.
IDC_SIZEALL MAKEINTRESOURCE(32646)	Four-pointed arrow cursor pointing north, south, east, and west.
IDC_SIZENESW MAKEINTRESOURCE(32643)	Double-pointed arrow cursor pointing northeast and southwest.
IDC_SIZENS MAKEINTRESOURCE(32645)	Double-pointed arrow cursor pointing north and south.
IDC_SIZENWSE MAKEINTRESOURCE(32642)	Double-pointed arrow cursor pointing northwest and southeast.
IDC_SIZEWE MAKEINTRESOURCE(32644)	Double-pointed arrow cursor pointing west and east.
IDC_UPARROW MAKEINTRESOURCE(32516)	Vertical arrow cursor.
IDC_WAIT MAKEINTRESOURCE(32514)	Hourglass cursor.
IDI_APPLICATION MAKEINTRESOURCE(32512)	Application icon.
IDI_ASTERISK MAKEINTRESOURCE(32516)	Asterisk icon.
IDI_EXCLAMATION MAKEINTRESOURCE(32515)	Exclamation point icon.
IDI_HAND MAKEINTRESOURCE(32513)	Stop sign icon.
IDI_QUESTION MAKEINTRESOURCE(32514)	Question-mark icon.
IDI_WINLOGO MAKEINTRESOURCE(32517)	Application icon. Windows 2000:  Windows logo icon.

 

piconinfoex [in, out]

Type: PICONINFOEX

When this method returns, contains a pointer to an ICONINFOEX structure. The function fills in the structure's members.

Return value

Type: BOOL

TRUE indicates success, FALSE indicates failure.

Remarks

GetIconInfoEx creates bitmaps for the hbmMask and hbmCol or members of ICONINFOEX. The calling application must manage these bitmaps and delete them when they are no longer necessary.

Requirements

See also

Reference

CreateIcon

CreateIconFromResource

CreateIconIndirect

DestroyIcon

DrawIcon

DrawIconEx

ICONINFO

LoadIcon

LookupIconIdFromDirectory

Conceptual

Icons