TWidgetSet.BeginPaint function

Start painting in a window.

Declaration

pascal

function BeginPaint(Handle: hwnd; var PS: TPaintStruct): hdc; virtual

`Handle`	The window Handle.
`PS`	Will receive painting information.

A Device Context for the window, Nil on failure.

This function is for use in WM_PAINT handlers only. Not all platforms allow for painting outside WM_PAINT messages.

BeginPaint prepares the specified window for painting and fills a PAINTSTRUCT structure with information about the painting.

An experiment, built from development snapshots. Not the official Free Pascal or Lazarus documentation.