Microsoft Windows CE 3.0  

DrawIconEx

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This function draws an icon in the specified device context, performing the raster operations as specified.

BOOL
DrawIconEx( HDC
hdc
, int
xLeft
, int
yTop
, HICON
hIcon
, int
cxWidth
, int
cyWidth
, UINT
istepIfAniCur
, HBRUSH
hbrFlickerFreeDraw
, UINT
diFlags
);

Parameters

hdc
[in] Handle to the device context for a window.
xLeft
[in] Specifies the logical x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the icon.
yTop
[in] Specifies the logical y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the icon.
hIcon
[in] Handle to the icon to be drawn. The icon resource must have been previously loaded by using the LoadImagefunction.
cxWidth
[in] Specifies the logical width of the icon. This parameter must be zero or the native dimensions of the icon.
cyWidth
[in] Specifies the logical height of the icon. This parameter must be zero or the native dimensions of the icon.
istepIfAniCur
[in] Animated icons are not supported; set to zero.
hbrFlickerFreeDraw
[in] Specifies that the system draws the icon directly into the device context; set to NULL.
diFlags
[in] Specifies the following drawing flag:
Value Description
DI_NORMAL Draws the icon using the image and the mask.

Return Values

Nonzero indicates success. Zero indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

The DrawIconExfunction places the icon's upper-left corner at the location specified by the xLeftand yTopparameters. The location is subject to the current mapping mode of the device context.

Windows CE does not support the following:

  • Stretching and compressing; that is, the icon resolution is fixed for a specified HICON, and no icon resizing is supported.
  • Mapping modes.
  • Using DrawIconExto draw cursors.
  • Animated cursors.

    Requirements

    Runs on Versions Defined in Include Link to
    Windows CE OS 1.0 and later Winuser.h   Icon.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.

    See Also

    GetLastError, LoadImage