wxPaintDC Class Reference
[Device Contexts]

#include <wx/dcclient.h>

Inheritance diagram for wxPaintDC:

List of all members.

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Detailed Description

A wxPaintDC must be constructed if an application wishes to paint on the client area of a window from within an EVT_PAINT() event handler. This should normally be constructed as a temporary stack object; don't store a wxPaintDC object. If you have an EVT_PAINT() handler, you must create a wxPaintDC object within it even if you don't actually use it.

Using wxPaintDC within your EVT_PAINT() handler is important because it automatically sets the clipping area to the damaged area of the window. Attempts to draw outside this area do not appear.

To draw on a window from outside your EVT_PAINT() handler, construct a wxClientDC object.

To draw on the whole window including decorations, construct a wxWindowDC object (Windows only).

A wxPaintDC object is initialized to use the same font and colours as the window it is associated with.

Library:  wxCore

Category:  Device Contexts

See also:

wxDC, wxClientDC, wxMemoryDC, wxWindowDC, wxScreenDC

Public Member Functions
	wxPaintDC (wxWindow *window)

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

wxPaintDC::wxPaintDC

(

wxWindow *

window

)

Constructor. Pass a pointer to the window on which you wish to paint.