GetBitmapBits Overview  Group

The GetBitmapBits function copies the bitmap bits of a specified bitmap into a buffer.

The GetBitmapBits function is obsolete. This function is provided for compatibility with 16-bit versions of Windows. Win32-based applications should use the GetDIBits function.

LONG GetBitmapBits (

Parameters

hbmp

Handle to the bitmap of interest.

cbBuffer

Specifies the number of bytes to copy from the bitmap into the buffer.

lpvBits

Pointer to a buffer to receive the bitmap bits. The bits are stored as an array of byte values.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is the number of bytes copied to the buffer.

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