WinQueryUpdateRect

This function returns the rectangle that bounds the update region of a specified window.

Syntax

WinQueryUpdateRect(hwnd, prclPrc)

Parameters

hwnd (HWND) - Input

Handle of the window whose update rectangle is to be queried.

prclPrc (PRECTL) - Output

Pointer to a RECTL structure that will receive the bounding rectangle of the update region (in window coordinates).

Note: The values in this structure must be between -32768 and 32767. The WRECT data type may also be used if supported by the language.

rc (BOOL) - Returns: TRUE if successful, FALSE if an error occurred or the window has no update region (is fully valid). In the latter case, prclPrc is NULL.

Returns

rc (BOOL) - returns

Success indicator.

TRUE: Successful completion.
FALSE: Error occurred, or window has no update region; it is wholly valid, therefore prclPrc is NULL.

Remarks

This function is useful for implementing an incremental update scheme as an alternative to using WinBeginPaint and WinEndPaint.

Errors

Possible returns from WinGetLastError:

PMERR_INVALID_HWND (0x1001) - An invalid window handle was specified.

Example Code

#define INCL_WINWINDOWMGR /* Or use INCL_WIN, INCL_PM, */
#include <os2.h>

HWND    hwnd;    /* Handle of window. */
RECTL   rclPrc;  /* Rectangle structure. */
BOOL    rc;      /* Success indicator. */

rc = WinQueryUpdateRect(hwnd, &rclPrc);

This example retrieves the update rectangle of a window and then validates it.

#define INCL_WINWINDOWMGR
#include <OS2.H>

HWND  hwnd;
RECTL rcl;
    ...
    ...
    ...
CASE WM_PAINT:

   WinQueryUpdateRect(hwnd, &rcl);
   WinValidateRect(hwnd,&rcl,FALSE);
   WinFillRect(hwnd,&rcl,CLR_RED);
   return 0L;

Related Messages

WM_PAINT

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