Shell32GetFileIcon Method

Gets an IntPtr handle to the Shell icon that represents the file.

Namespace: Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem
Assembly: AlphaFS (in AlphaFS.dll) Version: 2.0

Syntax

public static IntPtr GetFileIcon(
	string filePath,
	Shell32FileAttributes iconAttributes
)

Public Shared Function GetFileIcon ( 
	filePath As String,
	iconAttributes As Shell32FileAttributes
) As IntPtr

public:
static IntPtr GetFileIcon(
	String^ filePath, 
	Shell32FileAttributes iconAttributes
)

static member GetFileIcon : 
        filePath : string * 
        iconAttributes : Shell32FileAttributes -> IntPtr

filePath: Type: SystemString
The path to the file system object which should not exceed maximum path length. Both absolute and relative paths are valid.
iconAttributes: Type: Alphaleonis.Win32.FilesystemShell32FileAttributes
Icon size SmallIcon or LargeIcon. Can also be combined with AddOverlays and others.

Type: IntPtr
An IntPtr handle to the Shell icon that represents the file, or IntPtr.Zero on failure.

Remarks

Caller is responsible for destroying this handle with DestroyIcon() when no longer needed.

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