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Displaying a bitmap from BITMAP structure. (And accessing BITs)

Dear All,

I am given a task to write a function like following,

BOOL AConverterFunction (BITMAP& srcBitmap, BITMAP& dstBitmap).

As it is seen, I will be given with a structure filled with BITMAP data. What I need is to have a some processing on the data of that BITMAP and to display the BITMAP for debugging purposes. Also I need to access pixel information from the BITMAP structure.

Could anyone plz provide a fraction of code to do this task or provide a know how to do this.

regards,

Janapriya.

Mercurius0

You should first use this to make a bitmap handle
HBITMAP hBitmap=CreateBitmapIndirect(bitmap);

And then this to display it
HDC hMemDC = CreateCompatibleDC(hDC);
HBITMAP hOldBitmap = (HBITMAP)SelectObject(hMemDC, hBitmap);
BitBlt(hDC, 0, 0, bitmap.bmWidth, bitmap.bmHeight, hMemDC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);
SelectObject(hMemDC, hOldBitmap);
DeleteDC(hMemDC);

To acces the bit-info use GetDIBits and give bitmap.bmBits with it

janapriya

ASKER

In side OnPaint() I have written a code like this. (I know this is not a good place to read a file.. But to test the code I have done that)

CPaintDC dc(this);

HBITMAP hBitmap = (HBITMAP) LoadImage(NULL, "input.bmp", IMAGE_BITMAP, 0, 0, LR_LOADFROMFILE | LR_CREATEDIBSECTION | LR_DEFAULTSIZE);
BITMAP bitmap;

CBitmap::FromHandle(hBitmap)->GetBitmap(&bitmap);

// I wanted to simulate my situation. (I will be receiving a Filled BITMAP i.e. bitmap)
// Now I will be creating the handle to the bitmap. Please focus on the code below. I know that simply I could have used hBitmap. Since I am getting a bitmap I have to create the handle.

HBITMAP hhBitmap = CreateBitmapIndirect(&bitmap);

HDC hMemDC = CreateCompatibleDC(dc.GetSafeHdc());
HBITMAP hOldBitmap = (HBITMAP)SelectObject(hMemDC, hhBitmap);
BitBlt(dc.GetSafeHdc(), 0, 0, bitmap.bmWidth, bitmap.bmHeight, hMemDC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);
SelectObject(hMemDC, hOldBitmap);
DeleteDC(hMemDC);

But this code does not work. I get NULL for hOldBitmap. :(

Mercurius0

Of course hOldBitmap gives NULL if you haven't used hMemDC before. It is just for neat coding and to prevent errors. With SelectObject you put hBitmap in hMemDC and then you blit this hMemDC.

What isn't working exactly? Isn't the bitmap drawn?

janapriya

ASKER

No it is not drawn. :(

Mercurius0

Are you sure the dc.GetSafeHdc() gives the right hDC?

janapriya

ASKER

I am not sure about it. I assumed that it will provide the correct hDC. Please note that I am not familiar with them very much.

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janapriya

ASKER

Sorry about the delay, I couldn't recall why I didn't do anything about the points.
project was a success, and answers from Mercurius0 was really helpful. So I will give full credits for him.

janapriya

ASKER

Please note that the answers given by him, helped a lot to gain the right track. My method was written in DLL and I couldn't get the hWnd of a window. Thus, somehow I have managed to find a way to complete it. I couldn't recall the way I have done, since it has been sometime now. Thanks Mercurius0 and EE for all da help