PlayMetaFile function (wingdi.h)
The PlayMetaFile function displays the picture stored in the given Windows-format metafile on the specified device.
BOOL PlayMetaFile(
[in] HDC hdc,
[in] HMETAFILE hmf
);
[in] hdc
Handle to a device context.
[in] hmf
Handle to a Windows-format metafile.
If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.
If the function fails, the return value is zero.
To convert a Windows-format metafile into an enhanced format metafile, use the SetWinMetaFileBits function.
A Windows-format metafile can be played multiple times.
A Windows-format metafile can be embedded in a second Windows-format metafile by calling the PlayMetaFile function and playing the source metafile into the device context for the target metafile.
Any object created but not deleted in the Windows-format metafile is deleted by this function.
To stop this function, an application can call the CancelDC function from another thread to terminate the operation. In this case, the function returns FALSE.
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 |