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RECT Structure1

 

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The RECT structure defines the coordinates of the upper-left and lower-right corners of a rectangle.

Syntax

typedef struct tagRECT {  
    LONG left;  
    LONG top;  
    LONG right;  
    LONG bottom;  
} RECT;  

Members

left
Specifies the x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of a rectangle.

top
Specifies the y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of a rectangle.

right
Specifies the x-coordinate of the lower-right corner of a rectangle.

bottom
Specifies the y-coordinate of the lower-right corner of a rectangle.

Example

      //Alternate ways to intialize a RECT structure:

      RECT rctA;
      rctA.left = 20;  
      rctA.top = 30;  
      rctA.right  = 180;  
      rctA.bottom = 230;

      RECT rctB = {20,30,180,230};   

Requirements

Header: windef.h

See Also

Structures, Styles, Callbacks, and Message Maps
CRect Class