GetCurrentObject

This function returns the currently selected object of the specified type.

HGDIOBJ GetCurrentObject(
  HDC hdc, 
  UINT uObjectType
); 

Parameters

• hdc
  [in] Handle to the device context.
• uObjectType
  [in] Specifies the object type to be queried. It is one of the following values.

  Value	Description
  OBJ_PEN	Returns the current selected pen.
  OBJ_BRUSH	Returns the current selected brush.
  OBJ_PAL	Returns the current selected palette. Windows CE versions 1.0 and 1.01 do not support this value.
  OBJ_FONT	Returns the current selected font.
  OBJ_BITMAP	Returns the current selected bitmap.

Return Values

The handle of the specified object indicates success. NULL indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

An application can use the GetCurrentObject and GetObject functions to retrieve descriptions of the graphic objects currently selected into the given device context.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE 1.0 and later.
Header: Windows.h.
Link Library: Coredll.lib.

See Also

DeleteObject | GetObject | SelectObject | GDI Functions

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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