Clipping is used by the toolkit to limit the output to a user-defined region. This can be done using the L_PntSetClipRgn function. To get the last clipping region set, call L_PntGetClipRgn. To offset a clipping region, call L_PntOffsetClipRgn.
L_INT OnPaintShape ( HWND hWnd ){pPAINTHANDLE pPaint ;HDC hDC ;HRGN hClipRgn ;RECT rcShapeRect ;/* Initiate the Paint toolkit */if ( SUCCESS != L_PntInit ( &pPaint ) ){return FAILURE ;}/* Get device context to draw on */hDC = GetDC ( hWnd ) ;/*Set the rectangle coordinates with respect to the DC dimensions*/SetRect ( &rcShapeRect, 10, 10, 110, 110 ) ;/*Use the current shape properties to draw an ellipse to DC (hDC) */L_PntDrawShapeEllipse ( pPaint, hDC, &rcShapeRect ) ;hClipRgn = CreateRectRgn ( 120, 20, 200, 100 ) ;/*Set painting clip region */L_PntSetClipRgn ( pPaint, hClipRgn ) ;/*Set the rectangle coordinates with respect to the DC dimensions*/SetRect ( &rcShapeRect, 110, 10, 210, 110 ) ;/*Use the current shape properties to draw an ellipse to DC (hDC) */L_PntDrawShapeEllipse ( pPaint, hDC, &rcShapeRect ) ;/*Delete the clip region */DeleteObject ( ( HRGN ) hClipRgn ) ;/*Release the device context */ReleaseDC ( hWnd, hDC ) ;/* Free the paint tools handle */L_PntFree ( pPaint ) ;return SUCCESS ;}