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Function name : SetBkMode

Group: Painting and Drawing - Library: gdi32

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Sets the background mix mode of the specified device context. The background mix mode is used with text, hatched brushes, and pen styles that are not solid lines.

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Code examples:

Printing text on the main VFP window
Creating a clipping region from the path selected into the device context of a form
Splash Screen for the VFP application
Using the DrawText function
Using Font and Text functions
How to put a horizontal text scrolling on the form (a news line, marquee)
How to put a vertical text scrolling on the form (a movie cast)
Subclassing CommandButton control to create BackColor property
Vertical Label control
Placing On-screen Alert on top of all windows

Declaration:

int SetBkMode(
  HDC hdc,      // handle to DC
  int iBkMode   // background mode
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER SetBkMode IN gdi32;
	INTEGER hdc,;
	INTEGER iBkMode  

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Parameters:

hdc [in] Handle to the device context.

iBkMode [in] Specifies the background mode.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value specifies the previous background mode. If the function fails, the return value is zero.

#DEFINE TRANSPARENT    1  
#DEFINE OPAQUE         2

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