CreatePenIndirect

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

HPEN
CreatePenIndirect( const
LOGPEN
*
lplgpn
);

Parameters

lplgpn

[in] Long pointer to the LOGPENstructure that specifies the pen's style, width, and color.

Return Values

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 SelectObjectfunction. 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 DeleteObjectfunction to delete it.

Requirements

Runs on	Versions	Defined in	Include	Link to
Windows CE OS	1.0 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.