1. Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET
  2. Aurigma Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET
  3. Class Library Reference
  4. Aurigma.GraphicsMill Namespace
  5. Bitmap Class
  6. Bitmap Methods
  7. LockBits Method
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Bitmap.LockBits Method (Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)

Locks a rectangular area of the bitmap and returns BitmapData object which provides direct access to pixels (without copying).

Namespace: Aurigma.GraphicsMill
Assembly: Aurigma.GraphicsMill (in Aurigma.GraphicsMill.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic 
Public Function LockBits ( _
	left As Integer, _
	top As Integer, _
	width As Integer, _
	height As Integer _
) As BitmapData
C# 
public BitmapData LockBits(
	int left,
	int top,
	int width,
	int height
)

Parameters

left

Type: System.Int32

X-coordinate of the top left corner of the rectangular area to lock.
top

Type: System.Int32

Y-coordinate of the top left corner of the rectangular area to lock.
width

Type: System.Int32

Width of the rectangular area to lock.
height

Type: System.Int32

Height of the rectangular area to lock.

Return Value

BitmapData object which provides direct access to pixels.

Remarks

Each call of this method should be followed with subsequent UnlockBits(BitmapData) method call. You cannot lock bits one more time until you unlock them with UnlockBits(BitmapData). You can check if bits are locked with BitsLocked property.

Rectangle parameters are measured in units specified with Unit property of the source bitmap.

If you want to load all pixels of the bitmap, you can use overloaded version without arguments.

Examples

Visual Basic 
Console.WriteLine("Bitmap")
Console.WriteLine("  PixelFormat: " & bitmap.PixelFormat.ToString())
Console.WriteLine("  CMYK: " & bitmap.IsCmyk)
Console.WriteLine("  GrayScale: " & bitmap.IsGrayScale)
Console.WriteLine("  RGB: " & bitmap.IsRgb)
Console.WriteLine("  Indexed: " & bitmap.IsIndexed)
Console.WriteLine("  Extended: " & bitmap.IsExtended)

Dim bitmapData As Aurigma.GraphicsMill.BitmapData = bitmap.LockBits(20, 20, 150, 100)

Console.WriteLine("BitmapData")
Console.WriteLine("  PixelFormat: " & bitmapData.PixelFormat.ToString())

bitmap.UnlockBits(bitmapData)
C# 
Console.WriteLine("Bitmap");
Console.WriteLine("  PixelFormat: " + bitmap.PixelFormat.ToString());
Console.WriteLine("  CMYK: " + bitmap.IsCmyk);
Console.WriteLine("  GrayScale: " + bitmap.IsGrayScale);
Console.WriteLine("  RGB: " + bitmap.IsRgb);
Console.WriteLine("  Indexed: " + bitmap.IsIndexed);
Console.WriteLine("  Extended: " + bitmap.IsExtended);

Aurigma.GraphicsMill.BitmapData bitmapData = bitmap.LockBits(20, 20, 150, 100);

Console.WriteLine("BitmapData");
Console.WriteLine("  PixelFormat: " + bitmapData.PixelFormat.ToString());

bitmap.UnlockBits(bitmapData);

See Also

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