GetSystemPaletteEntries function (wingdi.h)
The GetSystemPaletteEntries function retrieves a range of palette entries from the system palette that is associated with the specified device context (DC).
Syntax
UINT GetSystemPaletteEntries(
[in] HDC hdc,
[in] UINT iStart,
[in] UINT cEntries,
[out] LPPALETTEENTRY pPalEntries
);
Parameters
[in] hdc
A handle to the device context.
[in] iStart
The first entry to be retrieved from the system palette.
[in] cEntries
The number of entries to be retrieved from the system palette.
[out] pPalEntries
A pointer to an array of PALETTEENTRY structures to receive the palette entries. The array must contain at least as many structures as specified by the cEntries parameter. If this parameter is NULL, the function returns the total number of entries in the palette.
Return value
If the function succeeds, the return value is the number of entries retrieved from the palette.
If the function fails, the return value is zero.
Remarks
An application can determine whether a device supports palette operations by calling the GetDeviceCaps function and specifying the RASTERCAPS constant.
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 |