Share via

CreatePenIndirect

  • Article

This function creates a logical cosmetic pen that has the style, width, and color specified in the LOGPEN structure.

HPEN CreatePenIndirect(
const LOGPEN *lplgpn
);

Parameters

  • lplgpn
    [in] Long pointer to the LOGPEN structure that specifies the pen's style, width, and color.

Return Values

A handle that identifies a logical cosmetic pen indicates success. NULL indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

After an application creates a logical pen, it can select that pen into a device context by calling the SelectObject function. After a pen is selected into a device context, it can be used to draw lines and curves.

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

Requirements

Runs on Versions Defined in Include Link to
Windows CE OS 1.0 and later Wingdi.h   Mgdraw.lib

Note   This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.

See Also

CreateDIBPatternBrushPt, DeleteObject, GetLastError, SelectObject, LOGPEN

 Last updated on Tuesday, July 13, 2004

© 1992-2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.