An abstract base class that provides functionality for the Bitmap and Metafile descended classes.

For a list of all members of this type, see Image Members.

System.Object
   System.MarshalByRefObject
      System.Drawing.Image
         System.Drawing.Bitmap
         System.Drawing.Imaging.Metafile

[Visual Basic]
<Serializable>
<ComVisible(True)>
MustInherit Public Class Image
   Inherits MarshalByRefObject
   Implements ISerializable, ICloneable, IDisposable
[C#]
[Serializable]
[ComVisible(true)]
public abstract class Image : MarshalByRefObject, ISerializable,
   ICloneable, IDisposable
[C++]
[Serializable]
[ComVisible(true)]
public __gc __abstract class Image : public MarshalByRefObject,
   ISerializable, ICloneable, IDisposable
[JScript]
public
   Serializable
   ComVisible(true)
abstract class Image extends MarshalByRefObject implements
   ISerializable, ICloneable, IDisposable

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are safe for multithreaded operations. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Requirements

Namespace: System.Drawing

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework - Windows CE .NET

Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)

See Also

Image Members | System.Drawing Namespace