CreatePalette function

The CreatePalette function creates a logical palette.

Syntax


HPALETTE CreatePalette(
  _In_ const LOGPALETTE *lplgpl
);

Parameters

lplgpl [in]: A pointer to a LOGPALETTE structure that contains information about the colors in the logical palette.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle to a logical palette.

If the function fails, the return value is NULL.

Remarks

An application can determine whether a device supports palette operations by calling the GetDeviceCaps function and specifying the RASTERCAPS constant.

Once an application creates a logical palette, it can select that palette into a device context by calling the SelectPalette function. A palette selected into a device context can be realized by calling the RealizePalette function.

When you no longer need the palette, call the DeleteObject function to delete it.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Header	Wingdi.h (include Windows.h)
Library	Gdi32.lib
DLL	Gdi32.dll