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<concept id="GUID-EAAD1719-C02C-5705-A5C3-993E36441BE6" xml:lang="en"><title>BitGDI Component</title><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody>
<p>The BitGDI component provides extensions of the <codeph>CGraphicsDevice</codeph> and <codeph>CGraphicsContext</codeph> abstract
base classes that are provided by the GDI component. These extensions enable
hardware-independent access to screen attributes and drawing to bitmapped
devices and screens independent of the display. BitGDI is used by the Window
Server in the <xref href="GUID-F64E6551-670E-5E12-8103-DE504D3EC94F.dita">non-ScreenPlay
variant</xref> and legacy applications. </p>
<p>The CBR package name for the BitGDI component is <filepath>graphics_bitgdi</filepath>. </p>
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<link href="GUID-E89F034F-C807-5FF9-B06B-F7CCD2441041.dita"><linktext>Graphics
Device Interface (GDI)   Collection</linktext></link>
<link href="GUID-F2AF891D-A514-5743-B6F0-9271CE2A1775.dita">
<linktext>Graphics Components and Their CBR Package Names</linktext></link>
</related-links></concept>