IDeviceContext Interface 
Definition
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Defines methods for obtaining and releasing an existing handle to a Windows device context.
public interface class IDeviceContext : IDisposable
	public interface IDeviceContext : IDisposable
	type IDeviceContext = interface
    interface IDisposable
	Public Interface IDeviceContext
Implements IDisposable
	- Derived
 
- Implements
 
Remarks
A device context defines the graphics object for drawing on a Windows-based device. An example of a class that implements the IDeviceContext interface is the Graphics class.
Methods
| Dispose() | 
		 Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources. (Inherited from IDisposable) | 
        	
| GetHdc() | 
		 Returns the handle to a Windows device context.  | 
        	
| ReleaseHdc() | 
		 Releases the handle of a Windows device context.  |