CButton::SetBitmap

Article
12/01/2015

Call this member function to associate a new bitmap with the button.

Syntax

      HBITMAP SetBitmap(
   HBITMAP hBitmap 
);

Parameters

hBitmap
The handle of a bitmap.

Return Value

The handle of a bitmap previously associated with the button.

Remarks

The bitmap will be automatically placed on the face of the button, centered by default. If the bitmap is too large for the button, it will be clipped on either side. You can choose other alignment options, including the following:

BS_TOP
BS_LEFT
BS_RIGHT
BS_CENTER
BS_BOTTOM
BS_VCENTER

Unlike CBitmapButton, which uses four bitmaps per button, SetBitmap uses only one bitmap per the button. When the button is pressed, the bitmap appears to shift down and to the right.

You are responsible for releasing the bitmap when you are done with it.

Example

CButton myBitmapButton;

// Create a bitmap button.
myBitmapButton.Create(_T("My button"), WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|BS_BITMAP, 
   CRect(10,10,60,50), pParentWnd, 1);

// If no bitmap is defined for the button, define the bitmap to the
// system close bitmap.
if (myBitmapButton.GetBitmap() == NULL)
   myBitmapButton.SetBitmap(::LoadBitmap(NULL, MAKEINTRESOURCE(OBM_CLOSE)));

Requirements

Header: afxwin.h