DrawEdge

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

This function draws one or more edges of a rectangle.

Syntax

BOOL DrawEdge(
  HDC hdc, 
  LPRECT qrc, 
  UINT edge, 
  UINT grfFlags
); 

Parameters

  • hdc
    [in] Handle to the device context.
  • qrc
    [in] Pointer to a RECT structure that contains the logical coordinates of the rectangle.
  • edge
    [in] Specifies the type of inner and outer edge to draw.

    This parameter must be a combination of one inner-border flag and one outer-border flag.

    The inner-border flags are as follows.

    Value Description

    BDR_RAISEDINNER

    Raised inner edge.

    BDR_SUNKENINNER

    Sunken inner edge.

    The outer-border flags are as follows.

    Value Description

    BDR_RAISEDOUTER

    Raised outer edge.

    BDR_SUNKENOUTER

    Sunken outer edge.

    Alternatively, the edge parameter can specify one of the following flags.

    Value Description

    EDGE_ETCHED

    Combination of BDR_SUNKENOUTER and BDR_RAISEDINNER.

    EDGE_RAISED

    Combination of BDR_RAISEDOUTER and BDR_RAISEDINNER.

    EDGE_SUNKEN

    Combination of BDR_SUNKENOUTER and BDR_SUNKENINNER.

  • grfFlags
    [in] Specifies the type of border.

    This parameter can be a combination of the following values.

    Value Description

    BF_ADJUST

    Rectangle to be adjusted to leave space for client area.

    BF_BOTTOM

    Bottom of border rectangle.

    BF_BOTTOMRIGHT

    Bottom and right side of border rectangle.

    BF_DIAGONAL

    Diagonal border.

    BF_DIAGONAL_ENDBOTTOMLEFT

    Diagonal border. The end point is the bottom left corner of the rectangle; the origin is the top right corner.

    BF_DIAGONAL_ENDBOTTOMRIGHT

    Diagonal border.

    The end point is the bottom right corner of the rectangle; the origin is top left corner.

    BF_DIAGONAL_ENDTOPLEFT

    Diagonal border.

    The end point is the top left corner of the rectangle; the origin is bottom right corner.

    BF_DIAGONAL_ENDTOPRIGHT

    Diagonal border.

    The end point is the top right corner of the rectangle; the origin is bottom left corner.

    BF_FLAT

    Flat border.

    BF_LEFT

    Left side of border rectangle.

    BF_MIDDLE

    Interior of rectangle to be filled.

    BF_MONO

    One-dimensional border.

    BF_RECT

    Entire border rectangle.

    BF_RIGHT

    Right side of border rectangle.

    BF_SOFT

    Soft buttons instead of tiles.

    BF_TOP

    Top of border rectangle.

Return Value

Nonzero indicates success. Zero indicates failure.To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

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

Reference

RECT
GDI Functions