how can I convert System.Drawing.Icon to System.Drawing.Image?

Question

I'm getting icon from another application using this:

Icon IEIcon =  Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(@"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe");

how to convert it to System.Drawing.Image?

Solution 1

Description

The Bitmap is derived from Image so you can use Icon's .ToBitmap() method.

Sample

Icon IEIcon = Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(@"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe");
Image im = IEIcon.ToBitmap();

More Information

• MSDN - Bitmap Class
• MSDN - Image Class

Solution 2

Could you use the ToBitmap() method.

ToBitmap()

Solution 3

For who wants to do the inverse: (VB.NET; myImage-> myIcon)

Dim tmpBmp As Bitmap
tmpBmp = myImage
Dim hIcon As IntPtr = tmpBmp.GetHicon
myIcon = Icon.FromHandle(hIcon)

I'm writing this here beacause by googling "System.Drawing.Image' converted to 'System.Drawing.Icon" brings here and I think it does not deserve a new question.

Solution 4

Original at : Convert Icon to Image in C#

Icon a =  Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(@"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe");

Image im = a.ToBitmap()

Solution 5

Very simple. Icon has a method named ToBitmap.

Image converted_image = Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(@"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe").ToBitmap()

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Comments

[The Mask]

I didn't knew that this cast it's possible. Thanks.

[John Faulkner]

+1 @TheMask - Thanks, I knew that a million years ago - saved me a bit of work toady!