# C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextLayout.GetDrawingEffect

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<h1 id="C1_Util_DX_DirectWrite_TextLayout_GetDrawingEffect_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextLayout.GetDrawingEffect*">GetDrawingEffect Method
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_DirectWrite_TextLayout_GetDrawingEffect_System_Int32_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextLayout.GetDrawingEffect(System.Int32)">GetDrawingEffect(int)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the application-defined drawing effect at the specified text position.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public nint GetDrawingEffect(int currentPosition)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function GetDrawingEffect(currentPosition As Integer) As IntPtr</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">currentPosition</span></td>
      <td><p>The position of the text whose drawing effect is to be retrieved.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.intptr">nint</a></td>
      <td><p>a reference to  the current application-defined drawing effect. Usually this effect is a foreground brush that  is used in glyph drawing.</p>
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_DirectWrite_TextLayout_GetDrawingEffect_System_Int32_C1_Util_DX_DirectWrite_TextRange__" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextLayout.GetDrawingEffect(System.Int32,C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextRange@)">GetDrawingEffect(int, out TextRange)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>HRESULT IDWriteTextLayout::GetDrawingEffect([In] unsigned int currentPosition,[Out] void** drawingEffect,[Out, Optional] DWRITE_TEXT_RANGE* textRange)</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public nint GetDrawingEffect(int currentPosition, out TextRange textRange)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function GetDrawingEffect(currentPosition As Integer, ByRef textRange As TextRange) As IntPtr</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">currentPosition</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextRange.html">TextRange</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">textRange</span></td>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.intptr">nint</a></td>
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