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DrawFrameControl

The DrawFrameControl function draws a frame control of the specified type and style.

VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function DrawFrameControl Lib "user32" Alias "DrawFrameControl" (ByVal hDC As Long, lpRect As RECT, ByVal un1 As Long, ByVal un2 As Long) As Long

Operating Systems Supported
Requires Windows NT 3.5(1) or later; Requires Windows 95 or later

Library
User32

Parameter Information
- hdc
Identifies the device context of the window in which to draw the control.

- lprc
Points to a RECT structure that contains the logical coordinates of the bounding rectangle for frame control.

- uType
Specifies the type of frame control to draw. This parameter can be one of the following values:
DFC_BUTTON
Standard button
DFC_CAPTION
Title bar
DCF_MENU
Menu
DFC_SCROLL
Scroll bar

- uState
Specifies the initial state of the frame control. If uType is DFC_BUTTON, uState can be one of the following values:
DFCS_BUTTON3STATE
Three-state button
DFCS_BUTTONCHECK
Check box
DFCS_BUTTONPUSH
Push button
DFCS_BUTTONRADIO
Radio button
DFCS_BUTTONRADIOIMAGE
Image for radio button (nonsquare needs image)
DFCS_BUTTONRADIOMASK
Mask for radio button (nonsquare needs mask)

If uType is DFC_CAPTION, uState can be one of the following values:
DFCS_CAPTIONCLOSE
Close button
DFCS_CAPTIONHELP
Windows 95 only: Help button
DFCS_CAPTIONMAX
Maximize button
DFCS_CAPTIONMIN
Minimize button
DFCS_CAPTIONRESTORE
Restore button

If uType is DFC_MENU, uState can be one of the following values:
DFCS_MENUARROW
Submenu arrow
DFCS_MENUBULLET
Bullet
DFCS_MENUCHECK
Check mark

If uType is DFC_SCROLL, uState can be one of the following values:
DFCS_SCROLLCOMBOBOX
Combo box scroll bar
DFCS_SCROLLDOWN
Down arrow of scroll bar
DFCS_SCROLLLEFT
Left arrow of scroll bar
DFCS_SCROLLRIGHT
Right arrow of scroll bar
DFCS_SCROLLSIZEGRIP
Size grip in bottom-right corner of window
DFCS_SCROLLUP
Up arrow of scroll bar

The following style can be used to adjust the bounding rectangle of the push button:
DFCS_ADJUSTRECT
Bounding rectangle is adjusted to exclude the surrounding edge of the push button.

One or more of the following values can be used to set the state of the control to be drawn:
DFCS_CHECKED
Button is checked.
DFCS_FLAT
Button has a flat border.
DFCS_INACTIVE
Button is inactive (grayed).
DFCS_MONO
Button has a monochrome border.
DFCS_PUSHED
Button is pushed.

Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Last update: 07 April 2006