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──Microsoft Foundation Classes──────────────────────────────────────────────
 
  UINT GetTextAlign() const;
 
  Remarks
 
  Retrieves the status of the text-alignment flags for the device
  context.
 
  The text-alignment flags determine how TextOut and ExtTextOut align a
  string of text in relation to the string's starting point. The
  text-alignment flags are not necessarily single-bit flags and may be
  equal to 0. To test whether a flag is set, an application should follow
  these steps:
 
  1   Apply the bitwise OR operator to the flag and its related flags. The
      following list shows the groups of related flags:
 
      ■   TA_LEFT, TA_CENTER, and TA_RIGHT
 
      ■   TA_BASELINE, TA_BOTTOM, and TA_TOP
 
      ■   TA_NOUPDATECP and TA_UPDATECP
 
  2   Apply the bitwise AND operator to the result and the return value.
 
  3   Test for the equality of this result and the flag.
 
  Return Value
 
  The status of the text-alignment flags. The return value is one or more
  of the following values:
 
  Value           Meaning
 
  TA_BASELINE     Specifies alignment of the x-axis and the baseline of
                  the chosen font within the bounding rectangle.
 
  TA_BOTTOM       Specifies alignment of the x-axis and the bottom of the
                  bounding rectangle.
 
  TA_CENTER       Specifies alignment of the y-axis and the center of the
                  bounding rectangle.
 
  TA_LEFT         Specifies alignment of the y-axis and the left side of
                  the bounding rectangle.
 
  TA_NOUPDATECP   Specifies that the current position is not updated.
 
  TA_RIGHT        Specifies alignment of the y-axis and the right side of
                  the bounding rectangle.
 
  TA_TOP          Specifies alignment of the x-axis and the top of the
                  bounding rectangle.
 
  TA_UPDATECP     Specifies that the current position is updated.
 
  See Also
 
  ◄CDC::ExtTextOut►, ◄CDC::SetTextAlign►, ◄CDC::TextOut►,
  ◄::GetTextAlign►
 
 
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