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The GetDCEx function retrieves the handle of a display device (DC) context for the specified window. The display device context can be used in subsequent GDI functions to draw in the client area.

This function is an extension to the GetDC function that gives an application more control over how and whether clipping occurs in the client area.

HDC GetDCEx(

    HWND hWnd,

// handle of window

    HRGN hrgnClip,

// handle of clip region

    DWORD flags 

// device-context creation flags

   );

Parameters

hWnd
Identifies the window where drawing will occur.
hrgnClip
Specifies a clipping region that may be combined with the visible region of the client window.
flags
Specifies how the device context is created. This parameter can be a combination of the following values:

Value

Meaning

DCX_WINDOW

Returns a device context corresponding to the window rectangle rather than the client rectangle.

DCX_CACHE

Returns a device context from the cache, rather than the OWNDC or CLASSDC window. Essentially overrides CS_OWNDC and CS_CLASSDC.

DCX_PARENTCLIP

Uses the visible region of the parent window. The parent’s WS_CLIPCHILDREN and CS_PARENTDC style bits are ignored. The device context origin is set to the upper-left corner of the window identified by hWnd.

DCX_CLIPSIBLINGS

Excludes the visible regions of all sibling windows above the window identified by hWnd.

DCX_CLIPCHILDREN

Excludes the visible regions of all child windows below the window identified by hWnd.

DCX_NORESETATTRS

Does not reset the attributes of this device context to the default attributes when this device context is released.

DCX_LOCKWINDOWUPDATE

Allows drawing even if there is a LockWindowUpdate call in effect that would otherwise exclude this window. Used for drawing during tracking.

DCX_EXCLUDERGN

The clipping region identified by hrgnClip is excluded from the visible region of the returned device context.

DCX_INTERSECTRGN

The clipping region identified by hrgnClip is intersected with the visible region of the returned device context.

DCX_VALIDATE

When specified with DCX_INTERSECTUPDATE, causes the device context to be completely validated. Using this function with both DCX_INTERSECTUPDATE and DCX_VALIDATE is identical to using the BeginPaint function.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is the handle of the device context for the given window.

If the function fails, the return value is NULL. An invalid value for the hWnd parameter will cause the function to fail. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

Unless the display device context belongs to a window class, the ReleaseDC function must be called to release the device context after painting. Because only five common device contexts are available at any given time, failure to release a device context can prevent other applications from accessing a device context.

A device context belonging to the window’s class is returned by the GetDC function if CS_CLASSDC, CS_OWNDC or CS_PARENTDC was specified as a style in the WNDCLASS structure when the class was registered.

See Also

BeginPaint, GetDC, GetWindowDC, ReleaseDC, WNDCLASS 


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