# C1.Win.Drawing.StringRendererBase.PrepareHdc

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<h1 id="C1_Win_Drawing_StringRendererBase_PrepareHdc_" data-uid="C1.Win.Drawing.StringRendererBase.PrepareHdc*">PrepareHdc Method
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<h4 id="C1_Win_Drawing_StringRendererBase_PrepareHdc_System_Drawing_Graphics_" data-uid="C1.Win.Drawing.StringRendererBase.PrepareHdc(System.Drawing.Graphics)">PrepareHdc(Graphics)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the handle to the device context associated with <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.graphics">Graphics</a>.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">protected static nint PrepareHdc(Graphics graphics)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Protected Shared Function PrepareHdc(graphics As Graphics) As IntPtr</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.graphics">Graphics</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">graphics</span></td>
      <td><p>The device context.</p>
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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>
      <td><p>Handle to the device context associated with <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.graphics">Graphics</a>.</p>
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