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CWindow::GetDC

Retrieves a device context for the client area.

HDC GetDC( ) throw();

Remarks

See GetDC in the Windows SDK.

Example

// The following example attaches a HWND to the CWindow object, 
// calls CWindow::GetDC to retrieve the DC of the client 
// area of the window wrapped by CWindow Object, and calls 
// CWindow::ReleaseDC to release the DC. 

CWindow myWindow;
myWindow.Attach(hWnd);   
HDC hDC = myWindow.GetDC();

// Use the DC

myWindow.ReleaseDC(hDC);
hDC = NULL;

Requirements

Header: atlwin.h

See Also

Reference

CWindow Class

CWindow::GetDCEx

CWindow::GetWindowDC

CWindow::ReleaseDC