SetPixel function (wingdi.h)

The SetPixel function sets the pixel at the specified coordinates to the specified color.

Syntax

COLORREF SetPixel(
  [in] HDC      hdc,
  [in] int      x,
  [in] int      y,
  [in] COLORREF color
);

Parameters

[in] hdc

A handle to the device context.

[in] x

The x-coordinate, in logical units, of the point to be set.

[in] y

The y-coordinate, in logical units, of the point to be set.

[in] color

The color to be used to paint the point. To create a COLORREF color value, use the RGB macro.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is the RGB value that the function sets the pixel to. This value may differ from the color specified by crColor; that occurs when an exact match for the specified color cannot be found.

If the function fails, the return value is -1.

This can be the following value.

Remarks

The function fails if the pixel coordinates lie outside of the current clipping region.

Not all devices support the SetPixel function. For more information, see GetDeviceCaps.

Requirements

See also

Bitmap Functions

Bitmaps Overview

COLORREF

GetDeviceCaps

GetPixel

RGB

SetPixelV