Public Shared Function GetNearestBitsPerPixel( _
   ByVal pixelFormat As PixelFormat _
) As Integer

Dim pixelFormat As PixelFormat
Dim value As Integer
 
value = RasterImageConverter.GetNearestBitsPerPixel(pixelFormat)

public static int GetNearestBitsPerPixel( 
   PixelFormat pixelFormat
)

public:
static int GetNearestBitsPerPixel( 
   PixelFormat pixelFormat
) 

Public Sub GetNearestBitsPerPixelExample()
      ' try to open the image
      Using gdiPlusImage As Image = Image.FromFile(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Cannon.jpg"))
         ' show what the bits/pixel will be if this image is converted to an IRasterImage
         Dim bitsPerPixel As Integer = RasterImageConverter.GetNearestBitsPerPixel(gdiPlusImage.PixelFormat)
         Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Nearest bits/pixel to {0} is {1}", gdiPlusImage.PixelFormat, bitsPerPixel))

         ' prove it by converting this image to an IRasterImage
         Using leadImage As RasterImage = RasterImageConverter.ConvertFromImage(gdiPlusImage, ConvertFromImageOptions.None)
            Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Created bits/pixel is {0}", leadImage.BitsPerPixel))
         End Using
      End Using
   End Sub

Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS
   Public Const ImagesDir As String = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images"
End Class

public void GetNearestBitsPerPixelExample()
   {
      // try to open the image
      using(Image gdiPlusImage = Image.FromFile(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "Cannon.jpg")))
      {
         // show what the bits/pixel will be if this image is converted to an IRasterImage
         int bitsPerPixel = RasterImageConverter.GetNearestBitsPerPixel(gdiPlusImage.PixelFormat);
         Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Nearest bits/pixel to {0} is {1}", gdiPlusImage.PixelFormat, bitsPerPixel));

         // prove it by converting this image to an IRasterImage
         using(RasterImage leadImage = RasterImageConverter.ConvertFromImage(gdiPlusImage, ConvertFromImageOptions.None))
         {
            Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Created bits/pixel is {0}", leadImage.BitsPerPixel));
         }
      }
   }

static class LEAD_VARS
{
   public const string ImagesDir = @"C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images";
}