ImageGear for C and C++ on Windows v21.0 - Updated
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    IG_GUI_thumbnail_sort
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    Call this function to register a callback function that is to be called to sort the thumbnails in the window hWndThumbnail.

    Declaration:

     
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    AT_ERRCOUNT ACCUAPI IG_GUI_thumbnail_sort (
            HWND hWndThumbnail, 
            LPFNIG_GUITHUMBCOMP lpfnThumbCompare,
            LPVOID lpPrivate 
    );
    

    Arguments:

    Name Type Description
    hWndThumbnail HWND Handle of Thumbnail window.
    lpfnThumbCompare LPFNIG_GUITHUMBCOMP Far pointer to callback function to be called to compare thumbnails for a sort.
    lpPrivate LPVOID Far pointer to private data to be passed to the callback function.

    Return Value:

    Returns the number of ImageGear errors that occurred during this function call.

    Supported Raster Image Formats:

    All pixel formats supported by ImageGear for C and C++.

    The callback used with this function correctly reports color space and bit depth for these pixel formats only:

    Indexed RGB – 1, 4, 8 bpp;
    Grayscale – 9…16 bpp;
    RGB – 24 bpp;
    CMYK – 32 bpp

    Sample:

    Thumbnail

    Example:

    For an example showing the use of this and other IG_GUI_Thumbnail functions and callbacks, see sample application THUMB.

    Remarks:

    See also the description for the callback type LPFNIG_GUITHUMBCOMP. It is your callback function that performs the actual sorting.

    See also IG_GUI_thumbnail_attribute_set() function.