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4/8/2010

This function draws an icon in the specified device context.

Syntax 

BOOL DrawIcon(
  HDC 
hDC, 
  int 
X, 
  int 
Y, 
  HICON 
hIcon
);

Parameters

hDC

[in] Handle to the device context for a window.

X

[in] Specifies the logical x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the icon.

Y

[in] Specifies the logical y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the icon.

hIcon

Handle to the icon to be drawn. The icon resource must have been previously loaded by using the LoadIconor LoadImagefunctions.

Return Value

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

Remarks

This function is implemented as a macro, defined as DrawIconEx ( hdc, x, y, hicon, 0, 0, 0, NULL, DI_NORMAL ).

DrawIconplaces the icon's upper-left corner at the location specified by the Xand Yparameters. The location is subject to the current mapping mode of the device context.

Requirements

Header pwinuser.h, winuser.h
Library Icon.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile 6.5 and later, Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also