How get shell icon of a file in UWP?

杨岑 166 Reputation points
2024-04-28T16:40:31.0933333+00:00

In WIN32 SDK, I can call SHGetFileInfo to get the shell icon of a file used by system (used in File Explorer).

Is there any equivelant API for this purpose in UWP?

Universal Windows Platform (UWP)

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  1. Junjie Zhu - MSFT 15,366 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-04-29T03:08:09.3966667+00:00

    Hi @杨岑 ，

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

    There is StorageFile.GetThumbnailAsync in UWP that can get an adjusted thumbnail image for the file. It is recommended to refer to the File thumbnails sample.

    var picker = new Windows.Storage.Pickers.FileOpenPicker();
picker.ViewMode = Windows.Storage.Pickers.PickerViewMode.Thumbnail;
picker.SuggestedStartLocation = Windows.Storage.Pickers.PickerLocationId.Desktop;
picker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".exe");
//picker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".jpeg");
//picker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".png");
Windows.Storage.StorageFile file = await picker.PickSingleFileAsync();
// Get the thumbnail
StorageItemThumbnail thumbnail = await file.GetThumbnailAsync(ThumbnailMode.SingleItem);
//Set Image source
BitmapImage bitmapImage = new BitmapImage();
bitmapImage.SetSource(thumbnail);
imageTest.Source = bitmapImage;

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