C# Signatures:
[DllImport("shell32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
public static extern IntPtr SHGetFileInfo(string pszPath, uint dwFileAttributes, ref SHFILEINFO psfi, uint cbFileInfo, uint uFlags);
VB Signature:
<DllImport("shell32.dll", CharSet:=CharSet.Auto)> _
Function SHGetFileInfo _
(ByVal pszPath As String, _
ByVal dwFileAttributes As Integer, _
ByRef psfi As SHFILEINFO, _
ByVal cbFileInfo As Integer, _
ByVal uFlags As Integer) As IntPtr
End Function
User-Defined Types:
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
public struct SHFILEINFO
{
public IntPtr hIcon;
public int iIcon;
public uint dwAttributes;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 260)]
public string szDisplayName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 80)]
public string szTypeName;
};
Notes:
None.
Tips & Tricks:
Please add some!
For a whole winform sample of Displayname see http://Dzaebel.NET/ShGetFileInfo.htm
Sample Code:
//
// Modified http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=uMD%23VHmqBHA.2368%40tkmsftngp03&rnum=4
//
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Drawing;
/// <summary> Summary description for ExtractIcon.</summary>
public class ExtractIcon
{
[DllImport("shell32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
private static extern int SHGetFileInfo(
string pszPath ,
int dwFileAttributes,
out SHFILEINFO psfi ,
uint cbfileInfo ,
SHGFI uFlags );
/// <summary>Maximal Length of unmanaged Windows-Path-strings</summary>
private const int MAX_PATH = 260;
/// <summary>Maximal Length of unmanaged Typename</summary>
private const int MAX_TYPE = 80 ;
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
private struct SHFILEINFO
{
public SHFILEINFO(bool b)
{
hIcon=IntPtr.Zero;
iIcon=0;
dwAttributes=0;
szDisplayName="";
szTypeName="";
}
public IntPtr hIcon;
public int iIcon;
public uint dwAttributes;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst=MAX_PATH)]
public string szDisplayName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst=MAX_TYPE)]
public string szTypeName;
};
private ExtractIcon()
{
}
[Flags]
enum SHGFI : int
{
/// <summary>get icon</summary>
Icon = 0x000000100,
/// <summary>get display name</summary>
DisplayName = 0x000000200,
/// <summary>get type name</summary>
TypeName = 0x000000400,
/// <summary>get attributes</summary>
Attributes = 0x000000800,
/// <summary>get icon location</summary>
IconLocation = 0x000001000,
/// <summary>return exe type</summary>
ExeType = 0x000002000,
/// <summary>get system icon index</summary>
SysIconIndex = 0x000004000,
/// <summary>put a link overlay on icon</summary>
LinkOverlay = 0x000008000,
/// <summary>show icon in selected state</summary>
Selected = 0x000010000,
/// <summary>get only specified attributes</summary>
Attr_Specified = 0x000020000,
/// <summary>get large icon</summary>
LargeIcon = 0x000000000,
/// <summary>get small icon</summary>
SmallIcon = 0x000000001,
/// <summary>get open icon</summary>
OpenIcon = 0x000000002,
/// <summary>get shell size icon</summary>
ShellIconSize = 0x000000004,
/// <summary>pszPath is a pidl</summary>
PIDL = 0x000000008,
/// <summary>use passed dwFileAttribute</summary>
UseFileAttributes= 0x000000010,
/// <summary>apply the appropriate overlays</summary>
AddOverlays = 0x000000020,
/// <summary>Get the index of the overlay in the upper 8 bits of the iIcon</summary>
OverlayIndex = 0x000000040,
}
/// <summary>
/// Get the associated Icon for a file or application, this method always returns
/// an icon. If the strPath is invalid or there is no idonc the default icon is returned
/// </summary>
/// <param name="strPath">full path to the file</param>
/// <param name="bSmall">if true, the 16x16 icon is returned otherwise the 32x32</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Icon GetIcon(string strPath, bool bSmall)
{
SHFILEINFO info = new SHFILEINFO(true);
int cbFileInfo = Marshal.SizeOf(info);
SHGFI flags;
if (bSmall)
flags = SHGFI.Icon|SHGFI.SmallIcon|SHGFI.UseFileAttributes;
else
flags = SHGFI.Icon|SHGFI.LargeIcon|SHGFI.UseFileAttributes;
SHGetFileInfo(strPath, 256, out info,(uint)cbFileInfo, flags);
return Icon.FromHandle(info.hIcon);
}
}
Alternative Managed API #1:
/// <summary>
/// Summary description for ShellIcon. Get a small or large Icon with an easy C# function call
/// that returns a 32x32 or 16x16 System.Drawing.Icon depending on which function you call
/// either GetSmallIcon(string fileName) or GetLargeIcon(string fileName)
/// </summary>
public class ShellIcon
{
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct SHFILEINFO
{
public IntPtr hIcon;
public IntPtr iIcon;
public uint dwAttributes;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 260)]
public string szDisplayName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 80)]
public string szTypeName;
};
class Win32
{
public const uint SHGFI_ICON = 0x100;
public const uint SHGFI_LARGEICON = 0x0; // 'Large icon
public const uint SHGFI_SMALLICON = 0x1; // 'Small icon
[DllImport("shell32.dll")]
public static extern IntPtr SHGetFileInfo(string pszPath, uint dwFileAttributes, ref SHFILEINFO psfi, uint cbSizeFileInfo, uint uFlags);
}
public ShellIcon()
{
//
// TODO: Add constructor logic here
//
}
public static Icon GetSmallIcon(string fileName)
{
IntPtr hImgSmall; //the handle to the system image list
SHFILEINFO shinfo = new SHFILEINFO();
//Use this to get the small Icon
hImgSmall = Win32.SHGetFileInfo(fileName, 0, ref shinfo,(uint)Marshal.SizeOf(shinfo),Win32.SHGFI_ICON | Win32.SHGFI_SMALLICON);
//The icon is returned in the hIcon member of the shinfo struct
return System.Drawing.Icon.FromHandle(shinfo.hIcon);
}
public static Icon GetLargeIcon(string fileName)
{
IntPtr hImgLarge; //the handle to the system image list
SHFILEINFO shinfo = new SHFILEINFO();
//Use this to get the large Icon
hImgLarge = Win32.SHGetFileInfo(fileName, 0, ref shinfo, (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(shinfo), Win32.SHGFI_ICON | Win32.SHGFI_LARGEICON);
//The icon is returned in the hIcon member of the shinfo struct
return System.Drawing.Icon.FromHandle(shinfo.hIcon);
}
}
Alternative Managed API:
Do you know one? Please contribute it!
If you only want to get the icon you can use managed System.Drawing.Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(String file)
However, this does not work if you want an icon of a drive or folder. In that case, you can use the ExtendedFileInfo class provided by the ManagedWindowsApi project (http://mwinapi.sourceforge.net).
Please note also that it returns a 32x32 icon with the default (lowest) resolution, which is resized by Windows if you display it as 16x16, the result being that it looks horrible.
Don't forget resource leak.
Sample Code.
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
private static extern int DestroyIcon(System.IntPtr hIcon);
...
// deep copy
Icon shellIcon = (Icon) System.Drawing.Icon.FromHandle(shinfo.hIcon).Clone();
// release handle
DestroyIcon(shinfo.hIcon);
return shellIcon;
A good sample of using this (with resource leek)
http://www.codingforums.com/showthread.php?t=98374&page=1&pp=15
