wglGetCurrentDC function (wingdi.h)

The wglGetCurrentDC function obtains a handle to the device context that is associated with the current OpenGL rendering context of the calling thread.

Syntax

HDC wglGetCurrentDC();

Return value

If the calling thread has a current OpenGL rendering context, the function returns a handle to the device context associated with that rendering context by means of the wglMakeCurrent function. Otherwise, the return value is NULL.

Remarks

You associate a device context with an OpenGL rendering context when it calls the wglMakeCurrent function. You can use the wglGetCurrentContext function to obtain a handle to the calling thread's current OpenGL rendering context.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	wingdi.h
Library	Opengl32.lib
DLL	Opengl32.dll

See also

OpenGL on Windows

WGL Functions

wglCreateContext

wglDeleteContext

wglGetCurrentContext

wglMakeCurrent