# C1.Util.Win.Win32.GetMetaFileBitsEx

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<h1 id="C1_Util_Win_Win32_GetMetaFileBitsEx_" data-uid="C1.Util.Win.Win32.GetMetaFileBitsEx*">GetMetaFileBitsEx Method
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<h4 id="C1_Util_Win_Win32_GetMetaFileBitsEx_System_IntPtr_System_UInt32_System_Byte___" data-uid="C1.Util.Win.Win32.GetMetaFileBitsEx(System.IntPtr,System.UInt32,System.Byte[])">GetMetaFileBitsEx(nint, uint, byte[])</h4>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static extern uint GetMetaFileBitsEx(nint hemf, uint cbBuffer, byte[] buffer)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function GetMetaFileBitsEx(hemf As IntPtr, cbBuffer As UInteger, buffer As Byte()) As UInteger</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.intptr">nint</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">hemf</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.uint32">uint</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">cbBuffer</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.byte">byte</a>[]</td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.uint32">uint</a></td>
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<h4 id="C1_Util_Win_Win32_GetMetaFileBitsEx_System_IntPtr_System_UInt32_System_IntPtr_" data-uid="C1.Util.Win.Win32.GetMetaFileBitsEx(System.IntPtr,System.UInt32,System.IntPtr)">GetMetaFileBitsEx(nint, uint, nint)</h4>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static extern uint GetMetaFileBitsEx(nint hemf, uint cbBuffer, nint buffer)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function GetMetaFileBitsEx(hemf As IntPtr, cbBuffer As UInteger, buffer As IntPtr) As UInteger</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.intptr">nint</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">hemf</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.uint32">uint</a></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.intptr">nint</a></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.uint32">uint</a></td>
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