# C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.DeleteObject

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<h1 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_DeleteObject_" data-uid="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.DeleteObject*">DeleteObject Method
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<h4 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_DeleteObject_System_IntPtr_" data-uid="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.DeviceContexts.DeviceContext.DeleteObject(System.IntPtr)">DeleteObject(IntPtr)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Deletes a logical pen, brush, font, bitmap, region, or palette, freeing all system resources associated with the object.
After the object is deleted, the specified handle is no longer valid.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static void DeleteObject(IntPtr gdiObjectHandle)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Sub DeleteObject(gdiObjectHandle As IntPtr)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.intptr">IntPtr</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">gdiObjectHandle</span></td>
      <td><p>Handle to a logical pen, brush, font, bitmap, region, or palette.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_DeviceContexts_DeviceContext_DeleteObject_System_IntPtr__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>Do not delete a drawing object (pen or brush) while it is still selected into a DC.
When a pattern brush is deleted, the bitmap associated with the brush is not deleted. The bitmap must be deleted independently.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.SystemErrorException.html">SystemErrorException</a></td>
      <td><p>If the specified handle is not valid or is currently selected into a DC, it would throw a <a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.SystemErrorException.html">SystemErrorException</a>.</p>
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