Metafile.Metafile(HDC, EmfType, const WCHAR*) constructor

Applies to: desktop apps only

Creates a Metafile::Metafile object for recording.

Metafile(
  [in]  HDC referenceHdc,
  [in]  EmfType type,
  [in]  const WCHAR *description
);

referenceHdc [in]
Type: HDC

Windows handle to a device context that contains attributes of the display device that is used to record the metafile.
type [in]
Type: EmfType

Optional. Element of the EmfType enumeration that specifies the type of metafile that will be recorded. The default value is EmfTypeEmfPlusDual.
description [in]
Type: const WCHAR*

Optional. Pointer to a wide-character string that specifies the descriptive name of the metafile. The default value is NULL.

When recording to a file, the file must be writable, and Windows GDI+ must be able to obtain an exclusive lock on the file.

Minimum supported client	Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server
Product	GDI+ 1.0
Header	Gdiplusmetafile.h (include Gdiplus.h)
Library	Gdiplus.lib
DLL	Gdiplus.dll

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