GetCurrentObject

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

This function returns the currently selected object of the specified type.

Syntax

HGDIOBJ GetCurrentObject(
  HDC hdc, 
  UINT uObjectType
); 

Parameters

  • hdc
    [in] Handle to the device context.
  • uObjectType
    [in] Specifies the object type to be queried.

    It is one of the following values.

    Value Description

    OBJ_PEN

    Returns the current selected pen.

    OBJ_BRUSH

    Returns the current selected brush.

    OBJ_PAL

    Returns the current selected palette. Windows CE 1.0 and 1.01 do not support this value.

    OBJ_FONT

    Returns the current selected font.

    OBJ_BITMAP

    Returns the current selected bitmap.

Return Value

The handle of the specified object indicates success.

NULL indicates failure.

To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

An application can use the GetCurrentObject and GetObject functions to retrieve descriptions of the graphic objects currently selected into the given device context.

Requirements

Header windows.h
Library coredll.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also

Reference

DeleteObject
GetObject
SelectObject
GDI Functions