GetNearestColor (Compact 2013)

3/28/2014

This function returns the system palette color that will be displayed when the specified color value is used.

Syntax

COLORREF GetNearestColor(
  HDC hdc, 
  COLORREF crColor
); 

Parameters

• hdc
  [in] Handle to the device context (DC).

• crColor
  [in] Specifies a color value that identifies a requested color.

Return Value

If the function succeeds, the return value identifies a color from the system palette that corresponds to the specified color value.

If the function fails, the return value is CLR_INVALID.

To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

The GetNearestColor function returns the color from the selected device context that most closely matches the specified color value.

Requirements

See Also

Reference

GDI Functions
GetDeviceCaps
COLORREF