DrawEdge function (winuser.h)

The DrawEdge function draws one or more edges of rectangle.

Syntax

BOOL DrawEdge(
  [in]      HDC    hdc,
  [in, out] LPRECT qrc,
  [in]      UINT   edge,
  [in]      UINT   grfFlags
);

Parameters

[in] hdc

A handle to the device context.

[in, out] qrc

A pointer to a RECT structure that contains the logical coordinates of the rectangle.

[in] edge

The type of inner and outer edges to draw. This parameter must be a combination of one inner-border flag and one outer-border flag. The inner-border flags are as follows.

Value Meaning
BDR_RAISEDINNER
Raised inner edge.
BDR_SUNKENINNER
Sunken inner edge.
 

The outer-border flags are as follows.

Value Meaning
BDR_RAISEDOUTER
Raised outer edge.
BDR_SUNKENOUTER
Sunken outer edge.
 

Alternatively, the edge parameter can specify one of the following flags.

Value Meaning
EDGE_BUMP
Combination of BDR_RAISEDOUTER and BDR_SUNKENINNER.
EDGE_ETCHED
Combination of BDR_SUNKENOUTER and BDR_RAISEDINNER.
EDGE_RAISED
Combination of BDR_RAISEDOUTER and BDR_RAISEDINNER.
EDGE_SUNKEN
Combination of BDR_SUNKENOUTER and BDR_SUNKENINNER.

[in] grfFlags

The type of border. This parameter can be a combination of the following values.

Value Meaning
BF_ADJUST
If this flag is passed, shrink the rectangle pointed to by the qrc parameter to exclude the edges that were drawn.

If this flag is not passed, then do not change the rectangle pointed to by the qrc parameter.

BF_BOTTOM
Bottom of border rectangle.
BF_BOTTOMLEFT
Bottom and left side of border rectangle.
BF_BOTTOMRIGHT
Bottom and right side of border rectangle.
BF_DIAGONAL
Diagonal border.
BF_DIAGONAL_ENDBOTTOMLEFT
Diagonal border. The end point is the lower-left corner of the rectangle; the origin is top-right corner.
BF_DIAGONAL_ENDBOTTOMRIGHT
Diagonal border. The end point is the lower-right corner of the rectangle; the origin is top-left corner.
BF_DIAGONAL_ENDTOPLEFT
Diagonal border. The end point is the top-left corner of the rectangle; the origin is lower-right corner.
BF_DIAGONAL_ENDTOPRIGHT
Diagonal border. The end point is the top-right corner of the rectangle; the origin is lower-left corner.
BF_FLAT
Flat border.
BF_LEFT
Left side of border rectangle.
BF_MIDDLE
Interior of rectangle to be filled.
BF_MONO
One-dimensional border.
BF_RECT
Entire border rectangle.
BF_RIGHT
Right side of border rectangle.
BF_SOFT
Soft buttons instead of tiles.
BF_TOP
Top of border rectangle.
BF_TOPLEFT
Top and left side of border rectangle.
BF_TOPRIGHT
Top and right side of border rectangle.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero.

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 winuser.h (include Windows.h)
Library User32.lib
DLL User32.dll
API set ext-ms-win-ntuser-draw-l1-1-2 (introduced in Windows 10, version 10.0.10240)

See also

Painting and Drawing Functions

Painting and Drawing Overview

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