-class WXDLLEXPORT wxBitmap;
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxBitmapHandler;
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxIcon;
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxImage;
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxMask;
-class WXDLLEXPORT wxPalette;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxBitmap;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxBitmapHandler;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxIcon;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxImage;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxMask;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxPalette;
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxVariant support
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#if wxUSE_VARIANT
+#include "wx/variant.h"
+DECLARE_VARIANT_OBJECT_EXPORTED(wxBitmap,WXDLLEXPORT)
+#endif