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This function returns the current background color for the specified device context.

Syntax 

COLORREF GetBkColor(
  HDC 
hdc
);

Parameters

hdc

[in] Handle to the device context whose background color is to be returned.

Return Value

A COLORREFvalue for the current background color indicates success.

CLR_INVALID indicates failure.

Requirements

Header windows.h
Library coredll.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also