C++ Syntax

MKI_BITMAP_PTR

MKI_BitmapLoadResourcePNG(

HINSTANCE f_hInstance,

const LPCWSTR f_pszResName );

Loads a PNG bitmap from a resource file into memory as a 32-bit RGBA bitmap and returns its address. This address is NOT a standard Windows bitmap handle!

If no longer used, the bitmap memory must be freed using MKI_BitmapFreeImage.

Parameters

Instance

[HINSTANCE] Handle of the instance of the resource file (e.g. executable file or DLL) that contains the resource to be loaded.

ResName

[const LPCWSTR] Name of the PNG resource in the file. It must have been declared as resource type "PNG" (instead of, e.g., "BITMAP") in the resource file.

Return Value

Returns a non-zero bitmap address if successful. This handle identifies a 32-bit RGBA bitmap and can be passed on to a MKI_ICON_DATA structure.