GetMetaRgn

  int GetMetaRgn(hdc, hrgn)    
  HDC hdc; /* handle of device context */
  HRGN hrgn; /* handle of region */

The GetMetaRgn function retrieves the current meta-region for the specificed device context.

Parameters

hdc

Identifies the device context.

hrgn

Identifies an existing region before the function executes. Identifies a copy of the current meta-region after the function executes.

Return Value

The return value is one if the function is successful. Otherwise it is zero.

Comment

If the function executes successfully, hrgn identifies a copy of the current meta-region. Subsequent changes to this copy will not affect the current meta-region.

The current clipping of a device context is defined by the intersection of its clip region and its meta region.

See Also

SetMetaRgn