Construction Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| CDC | Constructs a CDC object. |
Initialization Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| Attach | Attaches a Windows CE device context to this CDC object. |
| CreateCompatibleDC | Creates a memory-device context that is compatible with another device context. You can use it to prepare images in memory. |
| DeleteDC | Deletes the Windows CE device context associated with this CDC object. |
| DeleteTempMap | Called by the CWinApp idle-time handler to delete any temporary CDC object created by FromHandle. Also detaches the device context. |
| Detach | Detaches the Windows CE device context from this CDC object. |
| FromHandle | Returns a pointer to a CDC object when specified a handle to a device context. If a CDC object is not attached to the handle, a temporary CDC object is created and attached. |
| GetCurrentBitmap | Returns a pointer to the currently selected CBitmap object. |
| GetCurrentBrush | Returns a pointer to the currently selected CBrush object. |
| GetCurrentFont | Returns a pointer to the currently selected CFont object. |
| GetCurrentPen | Returns a pointer to the currently selected CPen object. |
| ReleaseAttribDC | Releases m_hAttribDC, the attribute device context. |
| ReleaseOutputDC | Releases m_hDC, the output device context. |
| SetAttribDC | Sets m_hAttribDC, the attribute device context. |
| SetOutputDC | Sets m_hDC, the output device context. |
Device Context Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| GetDeviceCaps | Retrieves a specified kind of device-specific information about a specified display device’s capabilities. |
| GetSafeHdc | Returns m_hDC, the output device context. |
| IsPrinting | Determines whether the device context is being used for printing. |
| RestoreDC | Restores the device context to a previous state saved with SaveDC. |
| SaveDC | Saves the current state of the device context. |
Drawing-Tool Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| GetBrushOrg | Retrieves the origin of the current brush. |
| SetBrushOrg | Specifies the origin for the next brush selected into a device context. |
Type-Safe Selection Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| SelectObject | Selects a GDI drawing object such as a pen. |
| SelectStockObject | Selects one of the predefined stock pens, brushes, or fonts provided by Windows CE. |
Color and Color Palette Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| GetHalftoneBrush | Retrieves a halftone brush. |
| GetNearestColor | Retrieves the closest logical color to a specified logical color that the specified device can represent. |
| RealizePalette | Maps palette entries in the current logical palette to the system palette. |
| SelectPalette | Selects the logical palette. |
Drawing-Attribute Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| GetBkColor | Retrieves the current background color. |
| SetBkColor | Sets the current background color. |
| GetBkMode | Retrieves the background mode. |
| SetBkMode | Sets the background mode. |
| SetROP2 | Sets the current drawing mode. |
| GetTextColor | Retrieves the current text color. |
| SetTextColor | Sets the text color. |
Mapping Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| GetMapMode | Retrieves the current mapping mode. |
| GetViewportOrg | In Windows CE, this method does not do anything. It is included for compatibility with existing code. |
| GetViewportExt | In Windows CE, this method does not do anything. It is included for compatibility with existing code. |
| GetWindowOrg | In Windows CE, this method does not do anything. It is included for compatibility with existing code. |
| GetWindowExt | In Windows CE, this method does not do anything. It is included for compatibility with existing code. |
Coordinate Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| DPtoLP | In Windows CE, this method does not do anything. It is included for compatibility with existing code. |
| LPtoDP | In Windows CE, this method does not do anything. It is included for compatibility with existing code. |
Clipping Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| ExcludeClipRect | Creates a new clipping region that consists of the existing clipping region minus the specified rectangle. |
| ExcludeUpdateRgn | Prevents drawing within invalid areas of a window by excluding an updated region in the window from a clipping region. |
| GetClipBox | Retrieves the dimensions of the tightest bounding rectangle around the current clipping boundary. |
| IntersectClipRect | Creates a new clipping region by forming the intersection of the current region and a rectangle. |
| OffsetClipRgn | Moves the clipping region of the specified device. |
| RectVisible | Determines whether any part of the specified rectangle lies within the clipping region. |
| SelectClipRgn | Combines the specified region with the current clipping region by using the specified mode. |
Line-Output Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| GetCurrentPosition | Retrieves the current position of the pen (in logical coordinates). |
| MoveTo | Moves the current position. |
| LineTo | Draws a line from the current position up to, but not including, a point. |
| Polyline | Draws a set of line segments connecting the specified points. |
| PolyPolyline | Draws multiple series of connected line segments. The current position is neither used nor updated by this method . |
| PolylineTo | Draws one or more straight lines and moves the current position to the ending point of the last line. |
Simple Drawing Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| Draw3dRect | Draws a three-dimensional rectangle. |
| DrawDragRect | Erases and redraws a rectangle as it is dragged. |
| DrawEdge | Draws the edges of a rectangle. |
| DrawIcon | Draws an icon. |
| FillRect | Fills a specified rectangle by using a specific brush. |
| FillSolidRect | Fills a rectangle with a solid color. |
| FrameRect | Draws a border around a rectangle. |
| InvertRect | Inverts the contents of a rectangle. |
Ellipse and Polygon Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| DrawFocusRect | Draws a rectangle in the style used to indicate focus. |
| Ellipse | Draws an ellipse. |
| Polygon | Draws a polygon consisting of two or more points (vertices) connected by lines. |
| PolyPolygon | Creates two or more polygons that are filled using the current polygon-filling mode. The polygons may be disjoint or they may overlap. |
| Polyline | Draws a polygon consisting of a set of line segments connecting specified points. |
| Rectangle | Draws a rectangle using the current pen and fills it using the current brush. |
| RoundRect | Draws a rectangle with rounded corners using the current pen and filled using the current brush. |
Bitmap Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| PatBlt | Creates a bit pattern. |
| BitBlt | Copies a bitmap from a specified device context. |
| StretchBlt | Moves a bitmap from a source rectangle and device into a destination rectangle, stretching or compressing the bitmap if necessary to fit the dimensions of the destination rectangle. |
| GetPixel | Retrieves the RGB color value of the pixel at the specified point. |
| SetPixel | Sets the pixel at the specified point to the closest approximation of the specified color. |
| MaskBlt | Combines the color data for the source and destination bitmaps using the specified mask and raster operation. |
Text Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| ExtTextOut | Writes a character string within a rectangular region using the currently selected font. |
| DrawText | Draws formatted text in the specified rectangle. |
| GetTextExtent | Computes the width and height of a line of text on the attribute device context using the current font to determine the dimensions. |
| GetOutputTextExtent | Computes the width and height of a line of text on the output device context using the current font to determine the dimensions. |
| GetTextFace | Copies the typeface name of the current font into a buffer as a null-terminated string. |
| GetTextMetrics | Retrieves the metrics for the current font from the attribute device context. |
| GetOutputTextMetrics | Retrieves the metrics for the current font from the output device context. |
Advanced Drawing Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| DrawFrameControl | Draws a frame control. |
Printer/Device Escape Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| AbortDoc | Terminates the current print job, erasing everything the application has written to the device since the last call of the StartDoc method. |
| EndDoc | Ends a print job started by the StartDoc method. |
| EndPage | Informs the device driver that a page is ending. |
| SetAbortProc | Sets a programmer-supplied callback method that Windows CE calls if a print job must be aborted. |
| StartDoc | Informs the device driver that a new print job is starting. |
| StartPage | Informs the device driver that a new page is starting. |
Scrolling Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| ScrollDC | Scrolls a rectangle of bits horizontally and vertically. |