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The FloodFill function fills an area of the display surface with the current brush. The area is assumed to be bounded as specified by the crFill parameter.

The FloodFill function is included only for compatibility with earlier versions of Windows. For Win32-based applications, use the ExtFloodFill function with FLOODFILLBORDER specified.

BOOL FloodFill(

Parameters

hdc

Identifies a device context.

nXStart

Specifies the logical x-coordinate of the point where filling is to begin.

nYStart

Specifies the logical y-coordinate of the point where filling is to begin.

crFill

Specifies the color of the boundary or of the area to be filled.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

Following are reasons this function might fail:

• The fill could not be completed.

• The given point has the boundary color specified by the crFill parameter.

• The given point lies outside the current clipping region ¾ that is, it is not visible on the device.

See Also

ExtFloodFill 

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