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  CDC* GetWindowDC();
 
  Remarks
 
  Retrieves the display context for the entire window, including caption
  bar, menus, and scroll bars. A window display context permits painting
  anywhere in CWnd, since the origin of the context is the upper-left
  corner of CWnd instead of the client area.
 
  Assigns default attributes to the display context each time it retrieves
  the context. Previous attributes are lost.
 
  Intended to be used for special painting effects within the CWnd
  nonclient area. Painting in nonclient areas of any window is not
  recommended.
 
  The ◄GetSystemMetrics► Windows function can be used to retrieve the
  dimensions of various parts of the nonclient area, such as the caption
  bar, menu, and scroll bars.
 
  After painting is complete, the ◄ReleaseDC► member function must be
  called to release the display context. Failure to release the display
  context will seriously affect painting requested by applications due to
  limitations on the number of  device contexts that can be open at the
  same time.
 
  Return Value
 
  Identifies the display context for the given window if the function is
  successful; otherwise, the value is NULL.
 
  The returned pointer may be temporary, and should not be stored for
  later use.
 
  See Also
 
  ◄::GetSystemMetrics►, ◄CWnd::ReleaseDC►, ◄::GetWindowDC►, ◄CWnd::GetDC►,
  ◄CWindowDC►
 
 
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