.NET Windows Forms in a Nutshell

This enumeration lists the various ways in which you can lock a bitmap with the Bitmap.LockBits() method. You should pick the option that most closely matches your requirements, as the framework can optimize the marshaling of the pixel data.

public enum ImageLockMode { ReadOnly = 1 , WriteOnly = 2 , ReadWrite = 3 , UserInputBuffer = 4 }

Hierarchy

System.Object System.ValueType System.Enum(System.IComparabl, System.IFormattable , System.IConvertible) ImageLockMode

Passed To

System.Drawing.Bitmap.LockBits()