CWnd::ReleaseDC

CWnd::ReleaseDC

int ReleaseDC( CDC* pDC );

Return Value

Nonzero if successful; otherwise 0.

Parameters

pDC

Identifies the device context to be released.

Remarks

Releases a device context, freeing it for use by other applications. The effect of the ReleaseDC member function depends on the device-context type.

The application must call the ReleaseDC member function for each call to the GetWindowDC member function and for each call to the GetDC member function.

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See Also   CWnd::GetDC, CWnd::GetWindowDC, ::ReleaseDC