pinvoke.net: Edit: gdiplus.GdiplusStartup

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Summary: The GdiplusStartup function initializes Windows GDI+. Call GdiplusStartup before making any other GDI+ calls. Call GdiplusShutdown when you have finished using GDI+.

!!!!C# Signature:
 [DllImport("gdiplus.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Unicode, ExactSpelling=true)]
 static extern int GdiplusStartup(out IntPtr token, ref StartupInput input, 
 out  StartupOutput output); 
!!!!VB Signature:
 Declare Shared Function GdiplusStartup Lib "gdiplus.dll" (ByRef token As IntPtr, _
 ByRef input As StartupInput, ByRef output As StartupOutput) As Integer 
!!!VB .Net Signature:
 <DllImport("gdiplus.dll", EntryPoint:="GdiplusStartup", _
             SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode, _
             ExactSpelling:=True, CallingConvention:=CallingConvention.StdCall)> _
 Public Shared Function GdiplusStartup(ByRef token As IntPtr, _
                                       ByRef input As GdipStartupInput, _
                                       ByRef output As GdipStartupOutput) _
                                       As Integer
 End Function
!!!!User-Defined Types:
 [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
 struct StartupOutput
 {
	public IntPtr hook;
	public IntPtr unhook;
 }

[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
 struct StartupInput
 {
	public int GdiplusVersion = 1;
	public IntPtr DebugEventCallback;
	public bool SuppressBackgroundThread = false;
	public bool SuppressExternalCodecs = false;
 }
!!!!Notes:
None.

!!!!Tips & Tricks:
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!!!!Sample Code:
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!!!!Alternative Managed API:
None as System.Drawing will call this API automatically when first API in gdiplus.dll is called by managed code.

Documentation: GdiplusStartup@msdn on MSDN