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wx.WindowDC
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Inheritance diagram for `wx.WindowDC`:

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.. inheritance-diagram:: wx.WindowDC

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Description
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A `wx.WindowDC` must be constructed if an application wishes to paint on the whole area of a window (client and decorations). 

This should normally be constructed as a temporary stack object; don't store a `wx.WindowDC` object.

1. To draw on a window from inside `OnPaint`, construct a `wx.PaintDC <wx.PaintDC.html>`_ object.
2. To draw on the client area of a window from outside `OnPaint`, construct a `wx.ClientDC <wx.ClientDC.html>`_ object.
3. To draw on the whole window including decorations, construct a `wx.WindowDC <wx.WindowDC.html>`_ object (Windows only).


.. seealso:: `wx.DC <wx.DC.html>`_, `wx.MemoryDC <wx.MemoryDC.html>`_, `wx.PaintDC <wx.PaintDC.html>`_, `wx.ClientDC <wx.ClientDC.html>`_, `wx.ScreenDC <wx.ScreenDC.html>`_


Derived From
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* `wx.DC <wx.DC.html>`_ 


Known Subclasses
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`wx.BufferedDC <wx.BufferedDC.html>`_, `wx.BufferedPaintDC <wx.BufferedPaintDC.html>`_, `wx.ClientDC <wx.ClientDC.html>`_, 
`wx.MemoryDC <wx.MemoryDC.html>`_, `wx.PaintDC <wx.PaintDC.html>`_

Methods Summary
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* `__init__ <#__init__>`_ 

Class API
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Methods
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.. method:: __init__(win)

   Constructor. Pass the window on which you wish to paint.
   
   **Parameters:**

   * `win` (`wx.Window <wx.Window.html>`_)

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   **Returns:**

   `wx.WindowDC <wx.WindowDC.html>`_