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PathToRegion

The PathToRegion function creates a region from the path that is selected into the specified device context.

VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function PathToRegion Lib "gdi32" Alias "PathToRegion" (ByVal hdc As Long) As Long

Operating Systems Supported
Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later; Requires Windows 95 or later

Library
Gdi32

Parameter Information
- hdc
Identifies a device context that contains a closed path.

Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value identifies a valid region.

If the function fails, the return value is zero.

Windows NT/2000: To get extended error information, call GetLastError. GetLastError may return one of the following error codes:

ERROR_CAN_NOT_COMPLETE
ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER
ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY

Last update: 07 April 2006