# Function Reference

# _WinAPI_DrawFrameControl

Draws a frame control of the specified type and style

#include <WinAPIGdiDC.au3>
_WinAPI_DrawFrameControl ( $hDC, $tRECT, $iType, $iState )

## Parameters

$hDC | Handle to the device context into which the frame is drawn
$tRECT | a $tagRECT structure or a pointer to it that contains the logical coordinates of the rectangle
$iType | Specifies the type of frame control to draw. This parameter can be one of the following values: $DFC_BUTTON - Standard button $DFC_CAPTION - Title bar $DFC_MENU - Menu bar $DFC_POPUPMENU - Popup menu item $DFC_SCROLL - Scroll bar
$iState | Specifies the initial state of the frame control. If $iType is $DFC_BUTTON, $iState can be one of the following values: $DFCS_BUTTON3STATE - Three-state button $DFCS_BUTTONCHECK - Check box $DFCS_BUTTONPUSH - Push button $DFCS_BUTTONRADIO - Radio button $DFCS_BUTTONRADIOIMAGE - Image for radio button (nonsquare needs image) $DFCS_BUTTONRADIOMASK - Mask for radio button (nonsquare needs mask) If $iType is $DFC_CAPTION, $iState can be one of the following values: $DFCS_CAPTIONCLOSE - Close button $DFCS_CAPTIONHELP - Help button $DFCS_CAPTIONMAX - Maximize button $DFCS_CAPTIONMIN - Minimize button $DFCS_CAPTIONRESTORE - Restore button If $iType is $DFC_MENU, $iState can be one of the following values: $DFCS_MENUARROW - Submenu arrow $DFCS_MENUARROWRIGHT - Submenu arrow pointing left. This is used for the right-to-left cascading menus used with right-to-left languages such as Arabic or Hebrew $DFCS_MENUBULLET - Bullet $DFCS_MENUCHECK - Check mark If $iType is $DFC_SCROLL, $iState can be one of the following values: $DFCS_SCROLLCOMBOBOX - Combo box scroll bar $DFCS_SCROLLDOWN - Down arrow of scroll bar $DFCS_SCROLLLEFT - Left arrow of scroll bar $DFCS_SCROLLRIGHT - Right arrow of scroll bar $DFCS_SCROLLSIZEGRIP - Size grip in bottom-right corner of window $DFCS_SCROLLSIZEGRIPRIGHT - Size grip in bottom-left corner of window. This is used with right-to-left languages such as Arabic or Hebrew $DFCS_SCROLLUP - Up arrow of scroll bar The following style can be used to adjust the bounding rectangle of the push button: $DFCS_ADJUSTRECT - Bounding rectangle is adjusted to exclude the surrounding edge of the push button One or more of the following values can be used to set the state of the control to be drawn: $DFCS_CHECKED - Button is checked $DFCS_FLAT - Button has a flat border $DFCS_HOT - Button is hot-tracked $DFCS_INACTIVE - Button is inactive (grayed) $DFCS_PUSHED - Button is pushed $DFCS_TRANSPARENT - The background remains untouched. This flag can only be combined with $DFCS_MENUARROWUP or $DFCS_MENUARROWDOWN

## Return Value

Success: | True
Failure: | False

## Remarks

Above constants require #include <FrameConstants.au3>

## Related

$tagRECT

## See Also

Search DrawFrameControl in MSDN Library.