LookupIconIdFromDirectoryEx

The LookupIconIdFromDirectoryEx function searches through icon or cursor data for the icon or cursor that best fits the current display device.

int LookupIconIdFromDirectoryEx(
  PBYTE presbits, // address of resource data
  BOOL fIcon,     // icon or cursor flag
  int cxDesired,  // desired width of icon or cursor
  int cyDesired,  // desired height of icon or cursor
  UINT Flags      // resource flags
);
 

Parameters

presbits

Pointer to the icon or cursor directory data. Because this function does not validate the resource data, it causes a general protection (GP) fault or returns an undefined value if presbits is not pointing to valid resource data.

fIcon

Specifies whether an icon or a cursor is sought. If this parameter is TRUE, the function is searching for an icon; if the parameter is FALSE, the function is searching for a cursor.

cxDesired

Specifies the desired width, in pixels, of the icon. If this parameter is zero, the function uses the SM_CXICON or SM_CXCURSOR system metric value.

cyDesired

Specifies the desired height, in pixels, of the icon. If this parameter is zero, the function uses the SM_CYICON or SM_CYCURSOR system metric value.

Flags

Specifies a combination of the following values:

Value	Meaning
LR_DEFAULTCOLOR	Uses the default color format.
LR_MONOCHROME	Creates a monochrome icon or cursor.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is an integer resource identifier for the icon or cursor that best fits the current display device.

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

Remarks

A resource file of type RT_GROUP_ICON (RT_GROUP_CURSOR indicates cursors) contains icon (or cursor) data in several device-dependent and device-independent formats. LookupIconIdFromDirectoryEx searches the resource file for the icon (or cursor) that best fits the current display device and returns its integer identifier. The FindResource and FindResourceEx functions use the MAKEINTRESOURCE macro with this identifier to locate the resource in the module.

The icon directory is loaded from a resource file with resource type RT_GROUP_ICON (or RT_GROUP_CURSOR for cursors), and an integer resource name for the specific icon to be loaded. LookupIconIdFromDirectoryEx returns an integer identifier that is the resource name of the icon that best fits the current display device.

The LoadIcon, LoadImage, and LoadCursor functions use this function to search the specified resource data for the icon or cursor that best fits the current display device.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 4.0 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in winuser.h.
  Import Library: Use user32.lib.

See Also

Icons Overview, Icon Functions, CreateIconFromResourceEx, CreateIconIndirect, FindResource, FindResourceEx, GetIconInfo, LoadCursor, LoadIcon, LoadImage, LookupIconIdFromDirectory, MAKEINTRESOURCE