CreateIconIndirect function (winuser.h)

Creates an icon or cursor from an ICONINFO structure.

Syntax

HICON CreateIconIndirect(
  [in] PICONINFO piconinfo
);

Parameters

[in] piconinfo

Type: PICONINFO

A pointer to an ICONINFO structure the function uses to create the icon or cursor.

Return value

Type: HICON

If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle to the icon or cursor that is created.

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

Remarks

The system copies the bitmaps in the ICONINFO structure before creating the icon or cursor. Because the system may temporarily select the bitmaps in a device context, the hbmMask and hbmColor members of the ICONINFO structure should not already be selected into a device context. The application must continue to manage the original bitmaps and delete them when they are no longer necessary.

When you are finished using the icon, destroy it using the DestroyIcon function.

Examples

For an example, see Creating a Cursor.

Requirements

See also

Conceptual

DestroyIcon

ICONINFO

Icons