Loading Bitmaps

Guys, which is better ? LoadBitmap() or LoadImage(), i understand LoadImage has more options like specifying the width and height, but how do i store it ?

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HBITMAP image;
image = LoadImage(0,MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDB_BITMAP),IMAGE_BITMAP,50,50,LR_VGACOLOR);

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but an error came out

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G:\C++\Task\task.cpp(21) : error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'void *' to 'struct HBITMAP__ *'
        Conversion from 'void*' to pointer to non-'void' requires an explicit cast

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And am i using the right value LR_VGACOLOR for resource type.

Since you're using C++ you'll need to cast the return value from HANDLE to HBITMAP using static_cast or the c equivalent if you prefer.

You probably want to use LR_CREATEDIBSECTION as the last parameter to LoadImage. Also you can use 0 for the desired with and height and it will use the actual width and height from resource.

Can you give me an example ? "Since you're using C++ you'll need to cast the return value from HANDLE to HBITMAP using static_cast or the c equivalent if you prefer."

In C++:

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HBITMAP hBitmap = static_cast<HBITMAP>(LoadImage(...));

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In C:

Code:

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HBITMAP hBitmap = (HBITMAP)LoadImage(...);

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