Ellipse function (wingdi.h)

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02/22/2024

The Ellipse function draws an ellipse. The center of the ellipse is the center of the specified bounding rectangle. The ellipse is outlined by using the current pen and is filled by using the current brush.

Syntax

BOOL Ellipse(
  [in] HDC hdc,
  [in] int left,
  [in] int top,
  [in] int right,
  [in] int bottom
);

Parameters

[in] hdc

A handle to the device context.

[in] left

The x-coordinate, in logical coordinates, of the upper-left corner of the bounding rectangle.

[in] top

The y-coordinate, in logical coordinates, of the upper-left corner of the bounding rectangle.

[in] right

The x-coordinate, in logical coordinates, of the lower-right corner of the bounding rectangle.

[in] bottom

The y-coordinate, in logical coordinates, of the lower-right corner of the bounding rectangle.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero.

Remarks

The current position is neither used nor updated by Ellipse.

Examples

For an example, see Using Filled Shapes.

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