This function creates a logical brush with the specified bitmap pattern.
At a Glance
| Header file: | Wingdi.h |
| Windows CE versions: | 2.0 and later |
Syntax
HBRUSH CreatePatternBrush( HBITMAP hbmp);
Parameters
hbmp
[in] Handle to the bitmap to be used to create the logical brush.
Return Values
A handle that identifies a logical brush indicates success. NULL indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
Remarks
A pattern brush is a bitmap, which can be of an arbitrary size, that the system uses to paint the interiors of filled shapes.
After an application creates a brush by calling CreatePatternBrush, it can select that brush into any device context by calling the SelectObject function.
You can delete a pattern brush without affecting the associated bitmap by using the DeleteObject function. Therefore, you can then use this bitmap to create any number of pattern brushes.
A brush created by using a monochrome (1 bit per pixel) bitmap has the text and background colors of the device context to which it is drawn. Pixels represented by a 0 bit are drawn with the current text color; pixels represented by a 1 bit are drawn with the current background color.
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