# Function Reference

# _WinAPI_PathToRegion

Creates a region from the path that is selected into the specified device context

#include <WinAPIGdi.au3>
_WinAPI_PathToRegion ( $hDC )

## Parameters

$hDC | Handle to a device context that contains a closed path.

## Return Value

Success: | The handle to the region.
Failure: | 0, call _WinAPI_GetLastError() to get extended error information.

## Remarks

The device context identified by the $hDC parameter must contain a closed path.
After _WinAPI_PathToRegion() converts a path into a region, the system discards the closed path from the specified
device context.

## See Also

Search PathToRegion in MSDN Library.