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SetPixel

The SetPixel function sets the pixel at the specified coordinates to the specified color.

VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function SetPixel Lib "gdi32" Alias "SetPixel" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal crColor As Long) As Long

VB.NET
System.Drawing.Bitmap.SetPixel

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

Library
Gdi32

Parameter Information
- hdc
Identifies the device context.

- X
Specifies the x-coordinate, in logical units, of the point to be set.

- Y
Specifies the y-coordinate, in logical units, of the point to be set.

- crColor
Specifies the color to be used to paint the point.

Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is the RGB value that the function sets the pixel to. This value may differ from the color specified by crColor; that happens when an exact match for the specified color cannot be found.

If the function fails, the return value is -1. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Last update: 07 April 2006