how to get Bitsperpixel from a bitmap

c#, drawing

Solution

Use the Pixelformat property, this returns a Pixelformat enumeration which can have values like f.e. `Format24bppRgb`, which obviously is 24 bits per pixel, so you should be able to do something like this:

switch(Pixelformat)       
  {
     ...
     case Format8bppIndexed:
        BitsPerPixel = 8;
        break;
     case Format24bppRgb:
        BitsPerPixel = 24;
        break;
     case Format32bppArgb:
     case Format32bppPArgb:
     ...
        BitsPerPixel = 32;
        break;
     default:
        BitsPerPixel = 0;
        break;      
 }

Problem

I have a 3rd party component which requires me to give it the bitsperpixel from a bitmap. What's the best way to get "bits per pixel"? My starting point is the following blank method:- ``` public int GetBitsPerPixelMethod( system.drawing.bitmap bitmap ) { //return BitsPerPixel; } ```

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