---
name: "GetDIBits"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwine-dev"
version: "1.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/GetDIBits"
---

# GetDIBits(3w)

## NAME

**GetDIBits** (GDI32.@)

## SYNOPSIS

INT GetDIBits\
  (\
   HDC         *hdc*,\
   HBITMAP     *hbitmap*,\
   UINT        *startscan*,\
   UINT        *lines*,\
   LPVOID      *bits*,\
   BITMAPINFO\* *info*,\
   UINT        *coloruse*\
  )

## PARAMS

*hdc* **\[In\]**  Handle to device context.

*hbitmap* **\[In\]**  Handle to bitmap.

*startscan* **\[In\]**  First scan line to set in dest bitmap.

*lines* **\[In\]**  Number of scan *lines* to copy.

*bits* **\[Out\]**  Address of array for bitmap *bits*.

*info* **\[Out\]**  Address of structure with bitmap data.

*coloruse* **\[In\]**  **RGB** or palette index.

## DESCRIPTION

Retrieves *bits* of bitmap and copies to buffer.

## RETURNS

**Success:** Number of scan *lines* copied from bitmap

**Failure:** **0**

## IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in **"wingdi.h"**.

Implemented in **"dlls/gdi32/dib.c"**.

Debug channel **"bitmap"**.