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ID2D1Device::CreateDeviceContext method

Creates a new device context from a Direct2D device.

Syntax

C++


HRESULT CreateDeviceContext(
              D2D1_DEVICE_CONTEXT_OPTIONS options,
  [out] const ID2D1DeviceContext          **deviceContext
);

Parameters

options

Type: D2D1_DEVICE_CONTEXT_OPTIONS

The options to be applied to the created device context.

deviceContext [out]

Type: const ID2D1DeviceContext**

When this method returns, contains the address of a pointer to the new device context.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. If it fails, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

The new device context will not have a selected target bitmap. The caller must create and select a bitmap as the target surface of the context.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows 8 and Platform Update for Windows 7 [desktop apps \| Windows Store apps]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2012 and Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps \| Windows Store apps]
Minimum supported phone	Windows Phone 8.1 [Windows Phone Silverlight 8.1 and Windows Runtime apps]
Header	D2d1_1.h
Library	D2d1.lib
DLL	D2d1.dll