GetTextCharset

The GetTextCharset function obtains a character-set identifier for the font that is currently selected into a specified device context.

The function call GetTextCharset(hdc) is equivalent to the function call GetTextCharsetInfo(hdc, NULL, 0).

UINT GetTextCharsetInfo(
  HDC hdc,  // handle to device context
);
 

Parameters

hdc

Handle to a device context. The function obtains a character-set identifier for the font that is selected into this device context.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value identifies the character set of the font that is currently selected into the specified device context. The following character-set identifiers are defined:

ANSI_CHARSET
BALTIC_CHARSET
CHINESEBIG5_CHARSET
DEFAULT_CHARSET
EASTEUROPE_CHARSET
GB2312_CHARSET
GREEK_CHARSET
HANGUL_CHARSET
MAC_CHARSET
OEM_CHARSET
RUSSIAN_CHARSET
SHIFTJIS_CHARSET
SYMBOL_CHARSET
TURKISH_CHARSET

Korean Windows:

JOHAB_CHARSET

Middle-Eastern Windows:

HEBREW_CHARSET
ARABIC_CHARSET

Thai Windows:

THAI_CHARSET

If the function fails, the return value is DEFAULT_CHARSET.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.5 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in wingdi.h.
  Import Library: Use gdi32.lib.

See Also

Unicode and Character Sets Overview, Unicode and Character Set Functions, GetTextCharsetInfo