wglGetCurrentDC function

Applies to: desktop apps only

The wglGetCurrentDC function obtains a handle to the device context that is associated with the current OpenGL rendering context of the calling thread.

Syntax

HDC WINAPI wglGetCurrentDC(void);

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return value

If the calling thread has a current OpenGL rendering context, the function returns a handle to the device context associated with that rendering context by means of the wglMakeCurrent function. Otherwise, the return value is NULL.

Remarks

You associate a device context with an OpenGL rendering context when it calls the wglMakeCurrent function. You can use the wglGetCurrentContext function to obtain a handle to the calling thread's current OpenGL rendering context.

Requirements

See also

OpenGL on Windows

WGL Functions

wglCreateContext

wglDeleteContext

wglGetCurrentContext

wglMakeCurrent

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Build date: 3/6/2012