---
title: "How to: Encode and Decode a BMP Image"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
dev_langs: 
  - "csharp"
  - "vb"
  - "cpp"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "encoding BMP images [WPF]"
  - "BMP encoding [WPF]"
  - "decoding BMP images [WPF]"
  - "encoding image formats [WPF]"
  - "BMP decoding [WPF]"
  - "decoding image formats [WPF]"
ms.assetid: feb5ef27-28ac-40ab-bfc2-e0456990d32c
---
# How to: Encode and Decode a BMP Image
The following examples show how to decode and encode a bitmap (BMP) image using the specific <xref:System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BmpBitmapDecoder> and <xref:System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BmpBitmapEncoder> objects.  
  
## Example  
 This example demonstrates how to decode a BMP image using a <xref:System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BmpBitmapDecoder> from a <xref:System.Uri>.  
  
 [!code-cpp[BmpBitmapDecoderEncoder#5](~/samples/snippets/cpp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/BmpBitmapDecoderEncoder/CPP/anotherfile.cpp#5)]
 [!code-csharp[BmpBitmapDecoderEncoder#5](~/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/BmpBitmapDecoderEncoder/CSharp/BitmapFrame.cs#5)]
 [!code-vb[BmpBitmapDecoderEncoder#5](~/samples/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_Wpf/BmpBitmapDecoderEncoder/VB/BitmapFrame.vb#5)]  
  
## Example  
 This example demonstrates how to encode a <xref:System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapSource> into a BMP image using a <xref:System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BmpBitmapEncoder>.  
  
 [!code-cpp[BmpBitmapDecoderEncoder#4](~/samples/snippets/cpp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/BmpBitmapDecoderEncoder/CPP/anotherfile.cpp#4)]
 [!code-csharp[BmpBitmapDecoderEncoder#4](~/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/BmpBitmapDecoderEncoder/CSharp/BitmapFrame.cs#4)]
 [!code-vb[BmpBitmapDecoderEncoder#4](~/samples/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_Wpf/BmpBitmapDecoderEncoder/VB/BitmapFrame.vb#4)]  
  
## See also

- [Imaging Overview](imaging-overview.md)