Region.Complement(const Rect) method
Applies to: desktop apps only
The Region::Complement method updates this region to the portion of the specified rectangle's interior that does not intersect this region.
Syntax
Status Complement(
[in, ref] const Rect &rect
);
Parameters
Return value
Type:
Type: Status****
If the method succeeds, it returns Ok, which is an element of the Status enumeration.
If the method fails, it returns one of the other elements of the Status enumeration.
Examples
The following example creates a region from a path and then uses a rectangle to update the region.
VOID Example_ComplementRect(HDC hdc)
{
Graphics graphics(hdc);
SolidBrush solidBrush(Color(255, 255, 0, 0));
Point points[] = {
Point(110, 20),
Point(120, 30),
Point(100, 60),
Point(120, 70),
Point(150, 60),
Point(140, 10)};
Rect rect(65, 15, 70, 45);
GraphicsPath path;
path.AddClosedCurve(points, 6);
// Create a region from a path.
Region region(&path);
// Update the region so that it consists of all points inside the
// rectangle but outside the path region.
region.Complement(rect);
graphics.FillRegion(&solidBrush, ®ion);
}
Requirements
Minimum supported client |
Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional |
Minimum supported server |
Windows 2000 Server |
Product |
GDI+ 1.0 |
Header |
Gdiplusheaders.h (include Gdiplus.h) |
Library |
Gdiplus.lib |
DLL |
Gdiplus.dll |
See also
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Build date: 3/6/2012