Chord

The Chord function draws a chord (a region bounded by the intersection of an ellipse and a line segment, called a "secant"). The chord is outlined by using the current pen and filled by using the current brush.

BOOL Chord(
  HDC hdc,         // handle to device context
  int nLeftRect,   // x-coord of the upper-left corner of bounding rectangle
  int nTopRect,    // y-coord of the upper-left corner of bounding rectangle
  int nRightRect,  // x-coord of the lower-right corner of bounding rectangle
  int nBottomRect, // y-coord of the lower-right corner of bounding rectangle
  int nXRadial1,   // x-coord of the first radial's endpoint
  int nYRadial1,   // y-coord of the first radial's endpoint
  int nXRadial2,   // x-coord of the second radial's endpoint
  int nYRadial2    // y-coord of the second radial's endpoint
);
 

Parameters

hdc

Handle to the device context in which the chord appears.

nLeftRect

Specifies the x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the bounding rectangle.

nTopRect

Specifies the y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the bounding rectangle.

nRightRect

Specifies the x-coordinate of the lower-right corner of the bounding rectangle.

nBottomRect

Specifies the y-coordinate of the lower-right corner of the bounding rectangle.

nXRadial1

Specifies the x-coordinate of the endpoint of the radial defining the beginning of the chord.

nYRadial1

Specifies the y-coordinate of the endpoint of the radial defining the beginning of the chord.

nXRadial2

Specifies the x-coordinate of the endpoint of the radial defining the end of the chord.

nYRadial2

Specifies the y-coordinate of the endpoint of the radial defining the end of the chord.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero.

Windows NT: To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

The curve of the chord is defined by an ellipse that fits the specified bounding rectangle. The curve begins at the point where the ellipse intersects the first radial and extends counterclockwise to the point where the ellipse intersects the second radial. (A radial is a line segment drawn from the center of the ellipse to a specified endpoint on the ellipse.) The chord is closed by drawing a line from the intersection of the first radial and the curve to the intersection of the second radial and the curve.

If the starting point and ending point of the curve are the same, a complete ellipse is drawn.

The current position is neither used nor updated by Chord.

Windows 95 and Windows 98: The sum of the coordinates of the bounding rectangle cannot exceed 32,767. The sum of nLeftRect and nRightRect or nTopRect and nBottomRect parameters cannot exceed 32,767.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in wingdi.h.
  Import Library: Use gdi32.lib.

See Also

Filled Shapes Overview, Filled Shape Functions, AngleArc, Arc, ArcTo, Pie