Declare Function GetPixel Lib "gdi32.dll" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal nXPos As Long, ByVal nYPos As Long) As Long
GetPixel determines the color of a specific pixel on a device. The function finds the RGB value of the pixel which is checked.
If an error occured, the function returns &HFFFF. If successful, the function returns the RGB value of the pixel which was checked.
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' This code is licensed according to the terms and conditions listed here. ' Fill all of window Form1 with the color which is located at ' coordinate (75,100). Fill the window by filling its rectangle using a ' brush derived from the color of the pixel. Dim rgbVal As Long ' RGB color of the pixel Dim hBrush As Long ' handle to the brush we'll create Dim winrect As RECT ' rectangle of Form1 Dim retval As Long ' return value ' Determine the color of the pixel on Form1 at (75,100). rgbVal = GetPixel(Form1.hDC, 75, 100) ' Get the dimensions of the rectangle of window Form1. retval = GetWindowRect(Form1.hWnd, winrect) ' Create a solid brush of that color. hBrush = CreateSolidBrush(rgbVal) ' Use that brush to fill in all of Form1 (its entire rectangle). retval = FillRect(Form1.hDC, winrect, hBrush) ' Delete the brush we created to save resources. retval = DeleteObject(hBrush)
SetPixel, SetPixelV
Bitmaps
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