Changes the structure of an existing region to that of a rectangle.

void RectRgn (
     rgn, 
    const Rect *r
);

Parameter descriptions

rgn

A handle to the region to restructure as a rectangle.

r

The rectangle structure to use.

DISCUSSION

The RectRgn function destroys the previous structure of the SetRectRgn function, and it then sets the new structure to a rectangle that you specify in the r parameter.

As an alternative to the RectRgn function, use the SetRectRgn function, which accepts as parameters four coordinates instead of a rectangle.

If the points or rectangles supplied to this function are defined in a graphics port other than your current graphics port, you must convert them to the local coordinate system of your current graphics port. You can accomplish this by using the SetPort function to change to the graphics port containing the points or rectangles, using the LocalGlobal function to convert their locations to global coordinates, using SetPort to return to your starting graphics port, and then using the GlobalToLocal function to convert the locations of points or rectangles to the local coordinates of your current graphics port.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

The RectRgn function may move or purge memory blocks in the application heap; do not call this function at interrupt time.

AVAILABILITY

Supported in Carbon. Available in Carbon 1.0.2 and later when running Mac OS 8.1 or later.

© 2000 Apple Computer, Inc. (Last Updated 6/30/2000)