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.TH wxWindowDC 3wx 2005-02-15 "wxWidgets" "wxWidgets class documentation"
.SH NAME
wxWindowDC \- 
  A device context to access the non-client area
 
.SH DESCRIPTION

  


   A wxWindowDC must be constructed if an application wishes to paint on the
   whole area of a window (client and decorations). This should normally be
   constructed as a temporary stack object; don't store a wxWindowDC object.
  
  


   To draw on a window from inside
   
    OnPaint
   
   , construct a
   wxPaintDC
   object.
  
  


   To draw on the client area of a window from outside
   
    OnPaint
   
   , construct a
   wxClientDC
   object.
  
  


   To draw on the whole window including decorations, construct a
   wxWindowDC
   object (Windows only).
  
 
.SH "PARENTS"

  wxDC
 
.SH "INCLUDE FILES"
wx/dcclient.h
.SH MEMBERS

  
.SS  wxWindowDC (wxWindow* window)

     


      Constructor. Pass a pointer to the window on which you wish to paint.
     
    
 
.SH "SEE ALSO"

  wxDC
 
  wxDC
  wxMemoryDC
  wxPaintDC
  , 
  wxClientDC
  wxScreenDC
 
.SH "AUTHORS"
Documentation content by Julian Smart, Robert Roebling, Vadim Zeitlin, Robin Dunn, et al

Conversion to manpage format by Arnout Engelen (http://bzzt.net), bugreports welcome.