CreatePenIndirect info  Overview  Group

The CreatePenIndirect function creates a logical cosmetic pen that has the style, width, and color specified in a structure.

HPEN CreatePenIndirect(

Parameters

lplgpn

Points to the LOGPEN structure that specifies the pen’s style, width, and color.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle that identifies a logical cosmetic pen.

If the function fails, the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

After an application creates a logical pen, it can select that pen into a device context by calling the SelectObject function. After a pen is selected into a device context, it can be used to draw lines and curves.

When you no longer need the pen, call the DeleteObject function to delete it.

See Also

CreatePen, DeleteObject, ExtCreatePen, GetObject, LOGPEN, RGB, SelectObject

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