DrawEdge

This function draws one or more edges of a rectangle.

At a Glance

Header file: Wingdi.h
Windows CE versions: 1.0 and later

Syntax

BOOL DrawEdge(HDC hdc, LPRECT qrc, UINT edge, UINT grfFlags);

Parameters

hdc

[in] Handle to the device context.

qrc

[in] Pointer to a RECT structure that contains the logical coordinates of the rectangle.

edge

[in] Specifies the type of inner and outer edge to draw. This parameter must be a combination of one inner-border flag and one outer-border flag. The inner-border flags are as follows.

Value Description
BDR_RAISEDINNER Raised inner edge.
BDR_SUNKENINNER Sunken inner edge.

The outer-border flags are as follows.

Value Description
BDR_RAISEDOUTER Raised outer edge.
BDR_SUNKENOUTER Sunken outer edge.

Alternatively, the edge parameter can specify one of the following flags.

Value Description
EDGE_ETCHED Combination of BDR_SUNKENOUTER and BDR_RAISEDINNER.
EDGE_RAISED Combination of BDR_RAISEDOUTER and BDR_RAISEDINNER.
EDGE_SUNKEN Combination of BDR_SUNKENOUTER and BDR_SUNKENINNER.

grfFlags

[in] Specifies the type of border. This parameter can be a combination of the following values.

Value Description
BF_ADJUST Rectangle to be adjusted to leave space for client area.
BF_BOTTOM Bottom of border rectangle.
BF_BOTTOMRIGHT Bottom and right side of border rectangle.
BF_DIAGONAL Diagonal border.
BF_DIAGONAL_ENDBOTTOMLEFT Diagonal border. The end point is the bottom-left corner of the rectangle; the origin is top-right corner.
BF_DIAGONAL_ENDBOTTOMRIGHT Diagonal border. The end point is the bottom-right corner of the rectangle; the origin is top-left corner.
BF_DIAGONAL_ENDTOPLEFT Diagonal border. The end point is the top-left corner of the rectangle; the origin is bottom-right corner.
BF_DIAGONAL_ENDTOPRIGHT Diagonal border. The end point is the top-right corner of the rectangle; the origin is bottom-left corner.
BF_FLAT Flat border.
BF_LEFT Left side of border rectangle.
BF_MIDDLE Interior of rectangle to be filled.
BF_MONO One-dimensional border.
BF_RECT Entire border rectangle.
BF_RIGHT Right side of border rectangle.
BF_SOFT Soft buttons instead of tiles.
BF_TOP Top of border rectangle.

Return Values

Nonzero indicates success. Zero indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

See Also

RECT