Device Context Functions

The following functions are used with device contexts.

Function	Description
CancelDC	Cancels any pending operation on the specified device context.
ChangeDisplaySettings	Changes the settings of the default display device to the specified graphics mode.
ChangeDisplaySettingsEx	Changes the settings of the specified display device to the specified graphics mode.
CreateCompatibleDC	Creates a memory device context compatible with the specified device.
CreateDC	Creates a device context for a device using the specified name.
CreateIC	Creates an information context for the specified device.
DeleteDC	Deletes the specified device context.
DeleteObject	Deletes a logical pen, brush, font, bitmap, region, or palette, freeing all system resources associated with the object.
DeviceCapabilities	Retrieves the capabilities of a printer device driver.
DrawEscape	Provides drawing capabilities of the specified video display that are not directly available through the graphics device interface.
EnumDisplayDevices	Retrieves information about the display devices in a system.
EnumDisplaySettings	Retrieves information about one of the graphics modes for a display device.
EnumDisplaySettingsEx	Retrieves information about one of the graphics modes for a display device.
EnumObjects	Enumerates the pens or brushes available for the specified device context.
EnumObjectsProc	An application-defined callback function used with the EnumObjects function.
GetCurrentObject	Retrieves a handle to an object of the specified type that has been selected into the specified device context.
GetDC	Retrieves a handle to a display device context for the client area of a specified window or for the entire screen.
GetDCBrushColor	Retrieves the current brush color for the specified device context.
GetDCEx	Retrieves a handle to a display device context for the client area of a specified window or for the entire screen.
GetDCOrgEx	Retrieves the final translation origin for a specified device context.
GetDCPenColor	Retrieves the current pen color for the specified device context.
GetDeviceCaps	Retrieves device-specific information for the specified device.
GetLayout	Retrieves the layout of a device context.
GetObject	Retrieves information for the specified graphics object.
GetObjectType	Retrieves the type of the specified object.
GetStockObject	Retrieves a handle to one of the stock pens, brushes, fonts, or palettes.
ReleaseDC	Releases a device context, freeing it for use by other applications.
ResetDC	Updates the specified printer or plotter device context using the specified information.
RestoreDC	Restores a device context to the specified state.
SaveDC	Saves the current state of the specified device context by copying data describing selected objects and graphic modes to a context stack.
SelectObject	Selects an object into the specified device context.
SetDCBrushColor	Sets the current device context brush color to the specified color value.
SetDCPenColor	Sets the current device context pen color to the specified color value.
SetLayout	Sets the layout for a device context.
WindowFromDC	Returns a handle to the window associated with a device context.