---
title: "How to: Write Metadata to a Bitmap"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
dev_langs: 
  - "csharp"
  - "vb"
  - "cpp"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "image metadata [WPF]"
  - "metadata [WPF], writing to a bitmap"
  - "metadata [WPF], in images"
  - "bitmaps [WPF], writing metadata to"
ms.assetid: 68f0dc4b-c0fe-43be-94f2-9d7399378fb3
---
# How to: Write Metadata to a Bitmap
This example shows how to write metadata to a bitmap using the metadata query language.  
  
## Example  
 [!code-cpp[BitmapMetadata#SetQuery](~/samples/snippets/cpp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/BitMapMetadata/CPP/BitmapMetadata.cpp#setquery)]
 [!code-csharp[BitmapMetadata#SetQuery](~/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/BitMapMetadata/CSharp/BitmapMetadata.cs#setquery)]
 [!code-vb[BitmapMetadata#SetQuery](~/samples/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_Wpf/BitMapMetadata/VB/BitmapMetadata.vb#setquery)]