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CreateCompatibleDC

The CreateCompatibleDC function creates a memory device context (DC) compatible with the specified device.

VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function CreateCompatibleDC Lib "gdi32" Alias "CreateCompatibleDC" (ByVal hdc As Long) As Long

VB.NET
System.Drawing.Graphics.FromHdc

Operating Systems Supported
Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later; Requires Windows 95 or later

Library
Gdi32

Parameter Information
- hdc
Identifies the device context. If this handle is NULL, the function creates a memory device context compatible with the application’s current screen.

Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is the handle to a memory device context.

If the function fails, the return value is NULL.

Last update: 07 April 2006