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The GetIconInfo function retrieves information about the specified icon or cursor.

BOOL GetIconInfo(

HICON hIcon,	// icon handle
PICONINFO piconinfo	// address of icon structure
);

Parameters

hIcon

Identifies the icon or cursor. To retrieve information about a standard icon or cursor, specify one of the following values:

Value	Meaning
IDC_ARROW	Arrow cursor
IDC_IBEAM	I-beam cursor
IDC_WAIT	Hourglass cursor
IDC_CROSS	Crosshair cursor
IDC_UPARROW	Up arrow cursor
IDC_SIZENWSE	Sizing cursor, points northwest and southeast
IDC_SIZENESW	Sizeing cursor, points northeast and southwest
IDC_SIZEWE	Sizing cursor, points west and east
IDC_SIZENS	Sizing cursor, points north and south
IDC_SIZEALL	Sizing cursor, points north, south, east, and west
IDC_NO	“No” cursor
IDC_APPSTARTING	Application-starting cursor (arrow and hourglass)
IDC_HELP	Help cursor (arrow and question mark)
IDI_APPLICATION	Application icon
IDI_HAND	Stop sign icon
IDI_QUESTION	Question-mark icon
IDI_EXCLAMATION	Exclamation point icon
IDI_ASTERISK	Asterisk icon (letter “i” in a circle)
IDI_WINLOGO	Windows logo icon

piconinfo

Points to an ICONINFO structure. The function fills in the structure’s members.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero and the function fills in the members of the specified ICONINFO structure.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

GetIconInfo creates bitmaps for the hbmMask and hbmColor members of ICONINFO. The calling application must manage these bitmaps and delete them when they are no longer necessary.

See Also

CreateIcon, CreateIconFromResource, CreateIconIndirect, DestroyIcon, DrawIcon, DrawIconEx, ICONINFO, LoadIcon, LookupIconIdFromDirectory 

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