---
title: "BitmapViewer..::.imageLoadMode Property "
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_J_GraphicsMill_BitmapViewer_imageLoadMode.htm
product: "Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET"
---

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# BitmapViewer.imageLoadMode Property 
 
Gets a value that specifies how the image is loaded to a browser.
 
**Namespace:** [GraphicsMill](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_J_GraphicsMill.htm.md)
 **Assembly:** Aurigma.GraphicsMill.AjaxControls (in Aurigma.GraphicsMill.AjaxControls.dll)
 
## Syntax
  
```
function get_imageLoadMode();
```
 
### Property Value
The [ImageLoadMode](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_J_GraphicsMill_ImageLoadMode.htm.md) enumeration member that specifies how the image is loaded to a browser.
 
## Remarks
  
The following load modes are available:
 
- **[entire](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_J_GraphicsMill_ImageLoadMode.htm.md)** Whole original image is loaded including all invisible parts.
- **[adaptiveTile](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_J_GraphicsMill_ImageLoadMode.htm.md)** First of all, the control loads image fragment actually visible in the client area. Then, if an user scrolls the image it loads necessary parts of an original image which are visible but not loaded yet.
- **[regularTile](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_J_GraphicsMill_ImageLoadMode.htm.md)** In this mode the original image is divided into square tiles. The control loads square fragments of the original image for corresponding tiles which are visible but not loaded yet.

This property corresponds to [BitmapViewer.ImageLoadMode](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_AjaxControls_BitmapViewer_ImageLoadMode.htm.md) server-side member.
   
## See Also

### Reference

- [BitmapViewer Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_J_GraphicsMill_BitmapViewer.htm.md)
- [GraphicsMill Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_J_GraphicsMill.htm.md)