CDC::FromHandle is static and it accepts HDC as an imput. It only means MFC has a global array that consists some HDC, so it can returns the CDC*, and if it is not found, according to MS, it will create a temporary CDC and attach to it.
does anyone know when the array been created ? Or does CDC::FromHandle search all CWnd object (enum from the parent of caller) and try to find the matching HDC?
thx
There's a free trial of VS2008 Pro available, which comes with the MFC source code. Have a look and you can see how it does it.
IIRCOriginally Posted by binyo66
MFC uses maps of CObject.
FromHandle(HDC ) searches all current objects in the map for a matching HDC value.
If none is found a CDC object is created, init using the HDC and added to the map.
How your WIN32 wrapper replicates this functionality can only be answered after reading the design docs (and functional specs).
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