API -> SetMapMode [ Library : gdi32.dll, Category : Screen & Coordinates ] [C#, VB, VB.net]

SetMapMode

Library : gdi32.dll Category : Screen & Coordinates

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API Description :

The SetMapMode function sets the mapping mode of the specified device context. The mapping mode defines the unit of measure used to transform page-space units into device-space units, and also defines the orientation of the device’s x and y axes.

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function SetMapMode Lib "gdi32" (ByVaL hdc As Long, ByVaL nMapMode As Long) As Long

Parameters :

· hdc
Identifies the device context.

· fnMapMode
Specifies the new mapping mode. It can be any one of the following values:
MM_ANISOTROPIC
 Logical units are mapped to arbitrary units with arbitrarily scaled axes. Use the SetWindowExtEx and SetView

Return :

If the function succeeds, the return value identifies the previous mapping mode. 

If the function fails, the return value is zero.

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later
Requires Windows 95 or later

Dotnet Replacement :

System.Drawing.Graphics.PageUnit