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Quick Info
Windows NT
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| Win95
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| Win32s
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| Import Library
| gdi32.lib
| Header File
| wingdi.h
| Unicode
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| Platform Notes
| Windows 95: int == 16 bits
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CreatePen
The CreatePen 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,
| // pen style
| int nWidth,
| // pen width
| COLORREF crColor
| // pen color
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Parameters
fnPenStyle
Specifies the pen style. It can be any one of the following values:
Style
| 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_DOT
| Pen is dotted. This style is valid only when the pen width is one or less in
device units.
| PS_DASHDOT
| Pen has alternating dashes and dots. This style is valid only when the pen
width is one or less in device units.
| PS_DASHDOTDOT
| Pen has alternating dashes and double dots. This style is valid only when the
pen width is one or less in device units.
| PS_NULL
| Pen is invisible.
| PS_INSIDEFRAME
| Pen is solid. When this pen is used in any graphics device interface (GDI)
drawing function that takes a bounding rectangle, the dimensions of the figure are
shrunk so that it fits entirely in the bounding rectangle, taking into account
the width of the pen. This applies only to geometric pens.
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nWidth
Specifies the width of the pen, in logical units. If nWidth is zero, the pen is a single pixel wide, regardless of the current
transformation.
crColor
Specifies a color reference for the pen color.
Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle that identifies a
logical pen.
If the function fails, the return value is NULL.
Remarks
After an application creates a logical pen, it can select that pen into a
device context by calling the SelectObject function. After a pen is selected into a device context, it can be used to
draw lines and curves.
If the value specified by the nWidth parameter 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 nWidth is greater than 1, the fnPenStyle parameter must be PS_NULL, PS_SOLID, or PS_INSIDEFRAME.
If the value specified by nWidth is greater than 1 and fnPenStyle is PS_INSIDEFRAME, the line associated with the pen is drawn inside the frame
of all primitives except polygons and polylines.
If the value specified by nWidth is greater than 1, fnPenStyle is PS_INSIDEFRAME, and the color specified by the crColor parameter does not match one of the entries in the logical palette, Windows
draws lines by using a dithered color. Dithered colors are not available with
solid pens.
When you no longer need the pen, call the DeleteObject function to delete it.
See Also
CreatePenIndirect, DeleteObject, ExtCreatePen, GetObject, RGB, SelectObject
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