Thread: Does the PtInRegion work with a Complex Region?

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    Does the PtInRegion work with a Complex Region?

    I am using the PtInRegion function in a program and can't seem to get it to work with a complex region I created using the function CombineRgn. The complex region is made up of multiple retangles, that may not touch each other. My question is whether someone knows if the PtInRegion will work with a complex region such as multiple rectangles either not touching each other or touching each other. I have had success getting the PtInRegion function to work with one rectangle, however, not yet with multiple rectangles.

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    Yes, thanks. I wasn't thinking of checking each rectangle in the region, but that would work. If the PtInRegion does not work on a complex region, I will need to use the GetRegionData function and loop through each rectangle doing a hit test on each one using the PtInRect function. If you find out that PtInRegion will work on a complex region (multiple rectangles in a region), let me know? The Microsoft documentation (on MSDN) doesn't really say. I just assumed it worked on any type of region, however, I have not been able to get it to work yet for the complex regions I have been using.
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    I made some more changes to my program, and found out that I was the one in error not the PtInRegion function. The PtInRegion function is working with complex regions that have multiple rectangles. Microsoft would not need to mention it works with any particular region on MSDN because it seems to work with any type of region from what I have seen. So the answer to my original question, "Does the PtInRegion work with a Complex Region?", is Yes it does. It has been very useful for me in doing hit testing in a Christian game I am creating (a Christian version of the game breakout).

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    *Mass Deletion of Posts*

    edit: jpbihn, since you don't have enough posts to receive PMs, I'll have to tell you here - be careful bringing up religion - it generally erupts into flamewars (or at the very leat, endless off-topic threads... hence mass deletions before it really gets going). Not that the mods condone it, we just don't deny the inevitable.

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    I guess you missed the hint about splitting the post over to the general forum?


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    I didn't miss the hint - it's been a while since we saw much civility from either side of such threads in GD. Since it seems everyone missed the hints about playing nice in GD, I didn't see any reason this one should continue.

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