Method ReleaseDC

Namespace

Alternet.UI

Assembly

Alternet.UI.Common.dll

ReleaseDC(nint, nint)

Releases a device context (DC) for the specified window, freeing it for use by other applications.

public static extern nint ReleaseDC(nint hwnd, nint hdc)

Parameters

hwnd nint

A handle to the window whose DC is to be released. This parameter can be Zero if the DC is not associated with a specific window.

hdc nint

A handle to the device context to be released.

Returns

nint

A nonzero value if the device context is released successfully; otherwise, Zero if the release fails.

Remarks

This method is a wrapper for the native ReleaseDC function in the Windows API. It should be used to release a DC obtained using GetDC(nint) or similar methods. Failure to release a DC can result in resource leaks.