BitmapDataFactoryCreateBitmapData Method

There are quite a few overloads of the CreateBitmapData method but they can be grouped by multiple aspects:

• The ones whose first parameter is Size are allocating the buffer for the created bitmap data by themselves, whereas the others use pre-allocated buffers.
• The overloads whose first parameter name is buffer can be used to create a bitmap data for a preallocated buffer. This buffer can be a one or two dimensional array, an ArraySection<T> or Array2D<T> value wrapping a one dimensional array that represents a section of the array as a one or two dimensional view, or it can be an IntPtr representing a potentially unmanaged buffer.
• If an overload has a KnownPixelFormat parameter, then it can be used to create a bitmap data using one of the pixel formats with built-in support.
• To create a bitmap data with a custom pixel format you can pick the overloads that have a PixelFormatInfo parameter along with a couple of delegates, or the ones with a CustomBitmapDataConfig or CustomIndexedBitmapDataConfig parameter for the best customization.
• For indexed pixel formats look for the overloads that have a Palette or a CustomIndexedBitmapDataConfig parameter.