Bitmap::Clone(constRect&,PixelFormat) method (gdiplusheaders.h)

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07/27/2022

The Bitmap::Clone method creates a new Bitmap object by copying a portion of this bitmap.

Syntax

Bitmap * Clone(
  const Rect & rect,
  PixelFormat  format
);

Parameters

rect

Reference to a rectangle that specifies the portion of this bitmap to be copied.

format

Integer that specifies the pixel format of the new bitmap. The PixelFormat data type and constants that represent various pixel formats are defined in Gdipluspixelformats.h. For more information about pixel format constants, see Image Pixel Format Constants.

Return value

Type: Bitmap*

This method returns a pointer to the new Bitmap object.

Remarks

Examples

The following example creates a Bitmap object from an image file, clones the upper-left portion of the image, and then draws the cloned image.

VOID Example_Clone(HDC hdc)
{
   Graphics graphics(hdc);

   // Create a Bitmap object from a JPEG file.
   Bitmap bitmap(L"Climber.jpg");

   // Clone a portion of the bitmap.
   Bitmap* clone = bitmap.Clone(Rect(0, 0, 100, 100), PixelFormatDontCare);

   // Draw the clone.
   graphics.DrawImage(clone, 0, 0);

   delete clone;
}

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Header	gdiplusheaders.h

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