Bitmap Property

Read-only property returning a System.Drawing.Bitmap object of the thumbnail image. Returns null if item is a directory.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
Managed Extensions for C++
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
Public ReadOnly Property Bitmap As Bitmap

'Usage
 
Dim instance As ThumbnailItem
Dim value As Bitmap
 
value = instance.Bitmap

public Bitmap Bitmap {get;}

public: __property Bitmap* get_Bitmap();

public:
property Bitmap^ Bitmap {
   Bitmap^ get();
}

Property Value

The bitmap.

Remarks

Attempting to access this property for an item whose image is currently being generated due to the item having been added to or inserted into the ThumbnailItemCollection will invoke an System.InvalidOperationException. In this situation, use the ThumbnailXpressEvents.ItemCompleteEventHandler event to determine when an item's image has completed being generated before attempting to access its image data

Reference

ThumbnailItem Class
ThumbnailItem Members
ToHdib(ToHdibMethod) Method
ToHbitmap Method