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ResID Property

Identifier of the resource associated with the object.

Syntax

Public Property Get ResID() As Integer

Remarks

The ResID property returns the numeric identifier of the resource associated with this instance of the Display object. This identifier may prove useful when calling native API functions, or when a low level access to a resource is required.

According to the exact type of the object on which this property is called, the following remarks apply:

You can retrieve the identifier of a popup list associated in a Grid or GridEx control by first getting an instance of the list using the List property. For example:

Private Sub Button1_Click()
  MsgBox Grid1.List(2).ResID
End Sub

You can use the identifier of a bitmap when you need to directly access the raw resource data. For example:

Private Sub Button1_Click()
  Dim s As StreamMemory
  Dim ptr As Long

  Set s = App.Resource("Tbmp",MyBitmap.ResID)
  ptr = Lock(s)

  ' Use ptr wherever a native function expects
  ' a BitmapType * pointer

  Unlock s
End Sub

You should not make any assumption other than those listed here on resource identifiers. Notably, you should expect identifiers to vary from one compilation to another.

System requirements