Device Context Functions
The following functions are used with device contexts.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| CancelDC | Cancels any pending operation on the specified device context. |
| ChangeDisplaySettings | Changes the settings of the default display device to the specified graphics mode. |
| ChangeDisplaySettingsEx | Changes the settings of the specified display device to the specified graphics mode. |
| CreateCompatibleDC | Creates a memory device context compatible with the specified device. |
| CreateDC | Creates a device context for a device using the specified name. |
| CreateIC | Creates an information context for the specified device. |
| DeleteDC | Deletes the specified device context. |
| DeleteObject | Deletes a logical pen, brush, font, bitmap, region, or palette, freeing all system resources associated with the object. |
| DeviceCapabilities | Retrieves the capabilities of a printer device driver. |
| DrawEscape | Provides drawing capabilities of the specified video display that are not directly available through the graphics device interface. |
| EnumDisplayDevices | Retrieves information about the display devices in a system. |
| EnumDisplaySettings | Retrieves information about one of the graphics modes for a display device. |
| EnumDisplaySettingsEx | Retrieves information about one of the graphics modes for a display device. |
| EnumObjects | Enumerates the pens or brushes available for the specified device context. |
| EnumObjectsProc | An application-defined callback function used with the EnumObjects function. |
| GetCurrentObject | Retrieves a handle to an object of the specified type that has been selected into the specified device context. |
| GetDC | Retrieves a handle to a display device context for the client area of a specified window or for the entire screen. |
| GetDCBrushColor | Retrieves the current brush color for the specified device context. |
| GetDCEx | Retrieves a handle to a display device context for the client area of a specified window or for the entire screen. |
| GetDCOrgEx | Retrieves the final translation origin for a specified device context. |
| GetDCPenColor | Retrieves the current pen color for the specified device context. |
| GetDeviceCaps | Retrieves device-specific information for the specified device. |
| GetLayout | Retrieves the layout of a device context. |
| GetObject | Retrieves information for the specified graphics object. |
| GetObjectType | Retrieves the type of the specified object. |
| GetStockObject | Retrieves a handle to one of the stock pens, brushes, fonts, or palettes. |
| ReleaseDC | Releases a device context, freeing it for use by other applications. |
| ResetDC | Updates the specified printer or plotter device context using the specified information. |
| RestoreDC | Restores a device context to the specified state. |
| SaveDC | Saves the current state of the specified device context by copying data describing selected objects and graphic modes to a context stack. |
| SelectObject | Selects an object into the specified device context. |
| SetDCBrushColor | Sets the current device context brush color to the specified color value. |
| SetDCPenColor | Sets the current device context pen color to the specified color value. |
| SetLayout | Sets the layout for a device context. |
| WindowFromDC | Returns a handle to the window associated with a device context. |