How can I obtain a HBITMAP or HICON from a Direct2D bitmap?

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Published on 2012-11-16T05:19:59Z Indexed on 2014/06/07 3:50 UTC
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Is there any way to obtain a HBITMAP or HICON from a ID2D1Bitmap * using Direct2D? I am using this function to load the bitmap.

The reason I ask is because I am creating my level editor tool and would like to draw a PNG image on a standard button control.

I know that you can do this using GDI+:

HBITMAP hBitmap;

Gdiplus::Bitmap b(L"a.png");
b.GetHBITMAP(NULL, &hBitmap);

SendMessage(GetDlgItem(hDlg, IDC_BUTTON1), BM_SETIMAGE, IMAGE_BITMAP, (LPARAM)hBitmap);

Is there any equivalent, simple solution using Direct2D? If possible, I would like to render multiple PNG files (some with transparency) on a single button.

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