Re: hWnd to hDC

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From: Bruce Salzman
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 15:35

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> Given the hWnd of a window, how can I get an hDC to it so that
> I can measure the width of a string using GetTextExtentPoint32?

hDC = ::GetWindowDC(hWnd); // get's DC of entire window
hDC = ::GetDC(hWnd);    // get's of client area

Regards,
Bruce

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