.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: ImageGetType

.. _imagegettype:

ImageGetType
============

.. us.tag  ImageGetType NOTREADYENGLISH Image ImageGet New360 Changed5900 Changed6000

:ref:`ImageGetType` returns the picture file type.

.. function::  nType = ImageGetType(hImg)
               nType = ImageGetType(hImg, bEx)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*nType* is one of the following values:

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - value
     - meaning
   * - 0
     - OleObject
   * - 1
     - Metafile (WMF, EMF, EMF+, EMF+Dual)
   * - 2
     - Bitmap (PNG, JPG, ...).

If *bEx* is not 0:

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Wert
     - Bedeutung
   * - 0
     - G_FORMAT_UNKOWN
   * - 1
     - G_FORMAT_MEMBMP
   * - 2
     - G_FORMAT_BMP
   * - 3
     - G_FORMAT_EMF
   * - 4
     - G_FORMAT_WMF
   * - 5
     - G_FORMAT_JPG
   * - 6
     - G_FORMAT_GIF
   * - 7
     - G_FORMAT_TIF
   * - 8
     - G_FORMAT_PNG
   * - 9
     - G_FORMAT_EMFPLUS
   * - 10
     - G_FORMAT_EMFPLUSDUAL

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: hImg

   Identifies the image.

.. us.history

**History**

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Version
     - Description
   * - R2018
     - ``G_FORMAT_EMFPLUS``, ``G_FORMAT_EMFPLUSDUAL``
   * - R2017
     - Second Parameter.
   * - 3.6.0
     - New

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-pictures`

:sub:`id-324747`