GDI object count does not decrements when i delete the CBrush

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Hi,

I am creating and deleting MFC gdi objects and watching the number of GDI Objects that application uses via Windows Task Manager.

When i create a CBrush object by CreateSolidBrush i observe an increment in GDI Object count of application. However when i delete the brush by DeleteObject there happens no change.

Does anybody have an idea why GDI object count does not decrements when i delete the brush i have created?

Thanks in advance.
Sanoop Das K

Posted 14-Apr-13 21:52pm

sanoopdas

Updated 14-Apr-13 21:56pm

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krmed 15-Apr-13 9:18am

What do you do with the brush between the time you create it and then destroy it?

If you select the object into a DC, you must remember to "unselect" it (select a different object) before you destroy it, as you cannot destroy an object that is currently selected in a DC.

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Jochen Arndt · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-15T23:31:00

As far as I know, the memory of solid brushes is not always freed when calling DeleteObject() but reserved and reused with following CreateSolidBrush() calls by simply replacing the color value.

This can be verified by calling GetGuiResources() before and after creation and deletion. In some cases, the count will increase upon creation and not decrease upon deletion as noted by you. In other cases, the count will not increase upon creation indicating that a previous brush is reused.

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