API -> DrawIcon [ Library : user32.dll, Category : Icons ] [C#, VB, VB.net]

DrawIcon

Library : user32.dll Category : Icons

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API Description :

The DrawIcon function draws an icon in the client area of the window of the specified device context.

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function DrawIcon Lib "user32" Alias "DrawIcon" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal hIcon As Long) As Long

Parameters :

· hDC
Identifies the device context for a window.

· X
Specifies the logical x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the icon.

· Y
Specifies the logical y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the icon.

· hIcon
Identifies the icon to be draw

Return :

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.

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later
Requires Windows 95 or later

Dotnet Replacement :

System.Drawing.Graphics.DrawIcon