What Is Gdi Object?

1.	What Is Gdi Object?
Answer» GDI object (is a graphical device object) used to write on a device CONTEXT for graphical output. GDI objects are: PEN, Brush, Font,Line, RECTANGLE etc. These objects are created using their corresponding win32 function. For eg, CreatePen, reatePenIndirect are used to CREATE a pen object. After these objects are created they would need to be SELECTED to the device context before processing using "SelectObject" function. GDI objects are not associated with any device context during its creation. SelectObject function does that assocaition. Once an object is selected into the device context it would be available until the object is destroyed through DeleteObject or the program exits. GDI object (is a graphical device object) used to write on a device context for graphical output. GDI objects are: Pen, Brush, Font,Line, Rectangle etc.

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GDI object (is a graphical device object) used to write on a device CONTEXT for graphical output.

GDI objects are: PEN, Brush, Font,Line, RECTANGLE etc.

These objects are created using their corresponding win32 function. For eg, CreatePen, reatePenIndirect are used to CREATE a pen object.
After these objects are created they would need to be SELECTED to the device context before processing using "SelectObject" function.
GDI objects are not associated with any device context during its creation. SelectObject function does that assocaition.
Once an object is selected into the device context it would be available until the object is destroyed through DeleteObject or the program exits.

GDI object (is a graphical device object) used to write on a device context for graphical output.

GDI objects are: Pen, Brush, Font,Line, Rectangle etc.

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