pixmapID

Specifies the ID of the data control structure the operating system uses to hold the screen image of the current card.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server OS: mac, windows, linux Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

get the pixmapID of stack

# Examples

get colorAnimate(the pixmapID of this stack) -- an XFCN

# Description

Use the pixmapID property to pass to an external that needs to manipulate the window.

>*Important:* The pixmapID property is not supported in version 2.7 of > LiveCode and always returns 0.

The pixmap ID is provided by the operating system.

Some externals need to manipulate the contents of the image directly, and do so by referencing the ID. Such externals require you to pass the ID when you use the external.

# Tags

multimedia,

# See

- **keyword:** image, integer - **glossary:** property, current card, external, control structure - **property:** imagePixmapID