BUG: GetTextExtentPoint Succeeds with a Released HDC

ID: Q196282

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) on the following platforms:

      - Microsoft Windows 95
      - Microsoft Windows 98
  

SYMPTOMS

When you use GetTextExtentPoint() with a released HDC handle, it returns TRUE rather than failing.

RESOLUTION

Take precautions in your code to assure that you are not releasing an HDC prior to using it. You can test your software on Windows NT (where this problem does not exist) to uncover code that improperly uses a released HDC.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbGDI kbSDKPlatform kbWinOS95bug kbWinOS98bug 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

Last Reviewed: December 1, 1998