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PaintDesktop

The PaintDesktop function fills the clipping region in the specified device context with the desktop pattern or wallpaper. The function is provided primarily for shell desktops.

VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function PaintDesktop Lib "user32" Alias "PaintDesktop" (ByVal hdc As Long) As Long

Operating Systems Supported
Requires Windows NT 4.0 or later; Requires Windows 95 or later

Library
User32

Parameter Information
- hdc
Identifies the device context.

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