CreateBrushIndirect function (wingdi.h)

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02/22/2024

The CreateBrushIndirect function creates a logical brush that has the specified style, color, and pattern.

Syntax

HBRUSH CreateBrushIndirect(
  [in] const LOGBRUSH *plbrush
);

Parameters

[in] plbrush

A pointer to a LOGBRUSH structure that contains information about the brush.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value identifies a logical brush.

If the function fails, the return value is NULL.

Remarks

A brush is a bitmap that the system uses to paint the interiors of filled shapes.

After an application creates a brush by calling CreateBrushIndirect, it can select it into any device context by calling the SelectObject function.

A brush created by using a monochrome bitmap (one color plane, one bit per pixel) is drawn using the current text and background colors. Pixels represented by a bit set to 0 are drawn with the current text color; pixels represented by a bit set to 1 are drawn with the current background color.

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

ICM: No color is done at brush creation. However, color management is performed when the brush is selected into an ICM-enabled device context.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	wingdi.h (include Windows.h)
Library	Gdi32.lib
DLL	Gdi32.dll