CWinApp::LoadStandardIcon

HICON LoadStandardIcon( LPCTSTR lpszIconName ) const;

Return Value

A handle to an icon if successful; otherwise NULL.

Parameters

lpszIconName

A manifest constant identifier that specifies a predefined Windows icon. These identifiers are defined in WINDOWS.H. The following list shows the possible predefined values and meanings for lpszIconName:

• IDI_APPLICATION   Default application icon
  
  
• IDI_HAND   Hand-shaped icon used in serious warning messages
  
  
• IDI_QUESTION   Question-mark shape used in prompting messages
  
  
• IDI_EXCLAMATION   Exclamation point shape used in warning messages
  
  
• IDI_ASTERISK   Asterisk shape used in informative messages

Remarks

Loads the Windows predefined icon resource that lpszIconName specifies.

Use the LoadStandardIcon or LoadOEMIcon member function to access the predefined Windows icons.

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See Also   CWinApp::LoadOEMIcon, CWinApp::LoadIcon, ::LoadIcon