CreatePenIndirect

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

This function creates a logical cosmetic pen that has the style, width, and color specified in the LOGPEN structure.

Syntax

HPEN CreatePenIndirect(
  const LOGPEN* lplgpn
); 

Parameters

• lplgpn
  [in] Long pointer to the LOGPEN structure that specifies the pen's style, width, and color.

Return Value

A handle that identifies a logical cosmetic pen indicates success. NULL indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

After an application creates a logical pen, it can select that pen into a device context by calling the SelectObject function. After a pen is selected into a device context, it can be used to draw lines and curves.

When you no longer need the pen, call the DeleteObject function to delete it.

Requirements

See Also

Reference

CreateDIBPatternBrushPt
DeleteObject
SelectObject
LOGPEN
GDI Functions