CreatePen

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This function creates a logical pen that has the specified style, width, and color. The pen can subsequently be selected into a device context and used to draw lines and curves.

HPEN CreatePen( int
fnPenStyle
, int
nWidth
,
COLORREF
crColor
);

Parameters

fnPenStyle

[in] Specifies the pen style. It can be any one of the following values.

Value	Description
PS_SOLID	Pen is solid.
PS_DASH	Pen is dashed. This style is valid only when the pen width is one or less in device units.
PS_NULL	Pen is invisible.

nWidth

[in] Specifies the width of the pen, in logical units. If nWidthis zero, the pen is a single pixel wide, regardless of the current transformation.

CreatePenreturns a pen with the specified width bit with the PS_SOLID style if you specify a width greater than one for the PS_DASH style.

crColor

[in] Specifies a color reference for the pen color.

Return Values

Handle to a logical 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 SelectObjectfunction. After a pen is selected into a device context, it can be used to draw lines and curves.

If the value specified by the nWidthparameter is zero, a line drawn with the created pen will always be a single pixel wide regardless of the current transformation.

If the value specified by nWidthis greater than 1, the fnPenStyleparameter must be PS_NULL or PS_SOLID.

User-specified endcap styles, such as PS_ENDCAP_ROUND, are not supported.

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

Requirements

Runs on	Versions	Defined in	Include	Link to
Windows CE OS	2.0 and later	Wingdi.h		Mgdraw.lib

Note This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.