Loading an Icon [WinAPI]
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G'day[smile],
I was wondering, how I could load and external Iconfile and use it as the Icon of my Application. I've got a file called 'Icon' in the same folder as the exe, but I don't know what exactly to use. I've tried something like:
m_wcex.hIcon = LoadImage(m_hInst, "Icon", IMAGE_ICON, NULL, NULL, LR_LOADFROMFILE);
But LoadImage returns a HANDLE, and I don't know how to use LoadIcon (and the msdn I should use LoadIcon). Also, I haven't got a clue what the extension of an icon is, and whether I need to use WNDCLASSEX.hIcon or WNDCLASSEX.hIconSm.
Could someone help?
-Stenny
The extension for icons is .ico. To load an external icon using LoadImage(), you need to typecast the returned HANDLE to a HICON:
Also, the member hIcon specifies the icon for the class, whereas hIconSm determines the small icon used in the application's title bar.
Hope this helps.
m_wcex.hIconSm = HICON(LoadImage(NULL, "Icon.ico", IMAGE_ICON, GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSMICON), GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSMICON), LR_LOADFROMFILE));Also, the member hIcon specifies the icon for the class, whereas hIconSm determines the small icon used in the application's title bar.
Hope this helps.
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