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Function name : GetTextCharacterExtra

Group: Font and Text - Library: gdi32

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The GetTextCharacterExtra function retrieves the current intercharacter spacing for the specified device context.

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Code examples:

Using Font and Text functions

Declaration:

int GetTextCharacterExtra(
  HDC hdc   // handle to DC
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetTextCharacterExtra IN gdi32;
	INTEGER hdc  

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Parameters:

hdc [in] Handle to the device context.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is the current intercharacter spacing, in logical coordinates. If the function fails, the return value is 0x8000000.

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