Ellipse

The Ellipse function draws an ellipse. The center of the ellipse is the center of the specified bounding rectangle. The ellipse is outlined by using the current pen and is filled by using the current brush.

BOOL Ellipse(
  HDC hdc,        // handle to device context
  int nLeftRect,  // x-coord of bounding rectangle's upper-left corner
  int nTopRect,   // y-coord of bounding rectangle's upper-left corner
  int nRightRect, // x-coord of bounding rectangle's lower-right corner
  int nBottomRect // y-coord of bounding rectangle's lower-right corner
);
 

Parameters

hdc

Handle to the device context.

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.

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 current position is neither used nor updated by Ellipse.

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: Requires version 1.0 or later.
  Header: Declared in wingdi.h.
  Import Library: Use gdi32.lib.

See Also

Filled Shapes Overview, Filled Shape Functions, Arc, ArcTo