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IDeviceContext.GetHdc Method

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Drawing
Assembly:
System.Drawing.Common.dll
Assembly:
System.Drawing.dll
Package:
System.Drawing.Common v6.0.0
Package:
System.Drawing.Common v7.0.0
Package:
System.Drawing.Common v8.0.0
Package:
System.Drawing.Common v9.0.0-preview.2.24128.3
Source:
IDeviceContext.cs
Source:
IDeviceContext.cs
Source:
IDeviceContext.cs

Returns the handle to a Windows device context.

public:
 IntPtr GetHdc();
public IntPtr GetHdc ();
abstract member GetHdc : unit -> nativeint
Public Function GetHdc () As IntPtr

Returns

IntPtr

nativeint

An IntPtr representing the handle of a device context.

Remarks

GetHdc and ReleaseHdc are two methods that allow you to get and release the handle for a Windows-based device. You should always follow a call to GetHdc with a call to ReleaseHdc when you are finished with the Windows handle.

GetHdc is not designed to obtain handles created using Windows GDI methods such as CreateDC or CreateCompatibleDC.

Applies to