PtInRect

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

This function determines whether the specified point lies within the specified rectangle.

A point is within a rectangle if it lies on the left or top side or is within all four sides.

A point on the right or bottom side is considered outside the rectangle.

Syntax

BOOL PtInRect(
  const RECT* lprc, 
  POINT pt
);

Parameters

  • lprc
    Long pointer to a RECT structure that contains the specified rectangle.
  • pt
    Specifies a POINT structure that contains the specified point.

Return Value

Nonzero indicates the specified point lies within the rectangle.

Zero indicates the specified point does not lie within the rectangle.

To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Requirements

Header winuser.h
Library Rectapi.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also

Reference

EqualRect
IsRectEmpty
POINT
RECT