linux-packaging-mono/mcs/class/System.Drawing/Documentation/en/System.Drawing/IDeviceContext.xml

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<Type Name="IDeviceContext" FullName="System.Drawing.IDeviceContext">
  <TypeSignature Language="C#" Value="public interface IDeviceContext : IDisposable" />
  <AssemblyInfo>
    <AssemblyName>System.Drawing</AssemblyName>
    <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
  </AssemblyInfo>
  <Interfaces>
    <Interface>
      <InterfaceName>System.IDisposable</InterfaceName>
    </Interface>
  </Interfaces>
  <Docs>
    <since version=".NET 2.0" />
    <remarks>
      <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
      <para>A device context defines the graphics object for drawing on a Windows-based device. An example of a class that implements the <see cref="T:System.Drawing.IDeviceContext" /> interface is the <see cref="T:System.Drawing.Graphics" /> class.</para>
    </remarks>
    <summary>
      <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
      <para>Defines methods for obtaining and releasing an existing handle to a Windows device context.</para>
    </summary>
  </Docs>
  <Members>
    <Member MemberName="GetHdc">
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public IntPtr GetHdc ();" />
      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.IntPtr</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <since version=".NET 2.0" />
        <remarks>
          <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
          <para>
            <see cref="M:System.Drawing.IDeviceContext.GetHdc" /> and <see cref="M:System.Drawing.IDeviceContext.ReleaseHdc" /> are two methods that allow you to get and release the handle for a Windows-based device. You should always follow a call to <see cref="M:System.Drawing.IDeviceContext.GetHdc" /> with a call to <see cref="M:System.Drawing.IDeviceContext.ReleaseHdc" /> when you are finished with the Windows handle. </para>
          <para>
            <see cref="M:System.Drawing.IDeviceContext.GetHdc" /> is not designed to obtain handles created using Windows GDI methods such as CreateDC or CreateCompatibleDC.</para>
        </remarks>
        <summary>
          <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
          <para>Returns the handle to a Windows device context.</para>
        </summary>
        <returns>
          <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
          <para>An <see cref="T:System.IntPtr" /> representing the handle of a device context.</para>
        </returns>
      </Docs>
      <AssemblyInfo>
        <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName="ReleaseHdc">
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public void ReleaseHdc ();" />
      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Void</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <since version=".NET 2.0" />
        <remarks>
          <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
          <para>
            <see cref="M:System.Drawing.IDeviceContext.GetHdc" /> and <see cref="M:System.Drawing.IDeviceContext.ReleaseHdc" /> are two methods that allow you to get and release the handle for a Windows-based device. You should always follow a call to <see cref="M:System.Drawing.IDeviceContext.GetHdc" /> with a call to <see cref="M:System.Drawing.IDeviceContext.ReleaseHdc" /> when you are finished with the Windows handle. </para>
        </remarks>
        <summary>
          <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
          <para>Releases the handle of a Windows device context.</para>
        </summary>
      </Docs>
      <AssemblyInfo>
        <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
    </Member>
  </Members>
</Type>