Declare Function ReleaseDC Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal hdc As Long) As Long
Platforms: Win 32s, Win 95/98, Win NT
ReleaseDC frees up the resources used when you use GetDC to get an object's device context. This function should not be used to destroy a device context obtained from CreateDC -- for those, use DeleteDC instead. This should be done after your program finishes using the device context. The function returns 0 if an error occured or a 1 if successful.
Example:
' Get the device context of the desktop window. This example doesn't
' use the DC for anything, but it could be used to copy the desktop image to another window.
Dim deskhwnd As Long ' receives handle to the desktop window
Dim deskhdc As Long ' receives device context of the desktop window
Dim retval As Long ' return value
' Figure out the desktop's device context
deskhwnd = GetDesktopWindow() ' get the desktop's handle
deskhdc = GetDC(deskhwnd) ' get its device context
' deskhdc could be used here to do any number of things....
' Release the device context to free up resources
retval = ReleaseDC(deskhwnd, deskhdc)See Also: DeleteDC, GetDC
Category: Devices
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