# C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.DeviceContext.Create

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<h1 id="C1_Util_DX_Direct2D_DeviceContext_Create_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.DeviceContext.Create*">Create Method
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_Direct2D_DeviceContext_Create_C1_Util_DX_DXGI_Surface_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.DeviceContext.Create(C1.Util.DX.DXGI.Surface)">Create(Surface)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Initializes a new instance of the <a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.DeviceContext.html">DeviceContext</a> class.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static DeviceContext Create(Surface surface)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function Create(surface As Surface) As DeviceContext</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.DXGI.Surface.html">Surface</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">surface</span></td>
      <td><p>The surface.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.DeviceContext.html">DeviceContext</a></td>
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_Direct2D_DeviceContext_Create_C1_Util_DX_DXGI_Surface_C1_Util_DX_Direct2D_CreationProperties_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.DeviceContext.Create(C1.Util.DX.DXGI.Surface,C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.CreationProperties)">Create(Surface, CreationProperties)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Initializes a new instance of the <a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.Device.html">Device</a> class.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static DeviceContext Create(Surface surface, CreationProperties creationProperties)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function Create(surface As Surface, creationProperties As CreationProperties) As DeviceContext</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.DXGI.Surface.html">Surface</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">surface</span></td>
      <td><p>The surface.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.CreationProperties.html">CreationProperties</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">creationProperties</span></td>
      <td><p>The creation properties.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.DeviceContext.html">DeviceContext</a></td>
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_Direct2D_DeviceContext_Create_C1_Util_DX_Direct2D_Device_C1_Util_DX_Direct2D_DeviceContextOptions_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.DeviceContext.Create(C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.Device,C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.DeviceContextOptions)">Create(Device, DeviceContextOptions)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Initializes a new instance of the <a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.DeviceContext.html">DeviceContext</a> class using an existing <a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.Device.html">Device</a>.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static DeviceContext Create(Device device, DeviceContextOptions options)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function Create(device As Device, options As DeviceContextOptions) As DeviceContext</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.Device.html">Device</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">device</span></td>
      <td><p>The device.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.DeviceContextOptions.html">DeviceContextOptions</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">options</span></td>
      <td><p>The options to be applied to the created device context.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.Direct2D.DeviceContext.html">DeviceContext</a></td>
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<h5 id="C1_Util_DX_Direct2D_DeviceContext_Create_C1_Util_DX_Direct2D_Device_C1_Util_DX_Direct2D_DeviceContextOptions__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>The new device context will not have a  selected target bitmap. The caller must create and select a bitmap as the target surface of the context.</p>
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