+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxMSW-specific parts of wxGCDC
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+WXHDC wxGCDC::AcquireHDC()
+{
+ wxGraphicsContext * const gc = GetGraphicsContext();
+ if ( !gc )
+ return NULL;
+
+ Graphics * const g = static_cast<Graphics *>(gc->GetNativeContext());
+ return g ? g->GetHDC() : NULL;
+}
+
+void wxGCDC::ReleaseHDC(WXHDC hdc)
+{
+ if ( !hdc )
+ return;
+
+ wxGraphicsContext * const gc = GetGraphicsContext();
+ wxCHECK_RET( gc, "can't release HDC because there is no wxGraphicsContext" );
+
+ Graphics * const g = static_cast<Graphics *>(gc->GetNativeContext());
+ wxCHECK_RET( g, "can't release HDC because there is no Graphics" );
+
+ g->ReleaseHDC((HDC)hdc);
+}
+