Using the GDI API to draw an image-CodePudding

I'm using the GDI API just to display an (bmp) image on the screen. Here is the code of the function doing the task:

void drawImg_ArmorInfo_PupupWnd(HDC hdc) {

    GdiplusStartupInput gdiplusStartupInput;
    ULONG_PTR gdiplusToken;
    GdiplusStartup(&gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, NULL);

    Image* image = new Image(L"C:/Users/Darek/F2 stuff/art/intrface/armor_info_1.bmp");
    int a1 = image->GetWidth();
    int a2 = image->GetHeight();

    Graphics graphics(hdc);
    graphics.DrawImage(image, 0, 0);

    delete image;
    GdiplusShutdown(gdiplusToken);
}

The problem is that I'm getting an exception: Access violation writing location 0xXXXXXXXX after calling the GdiplusShutdown function. What's interesting when I comment out the

Graphics graphics(hdc);
graphics.DrawImage(image, 0, 0);

part the program runs without any problems but of course the image is'tr drawn. When I comment out the call to GdiplusShutdown function - no problems again.
What's wrong with the code and what can be the reason of the problem here?

CodePudding user response：

graphics falls out of the scope after the GdiplusShutdown so it cannot destruct correctly.

Try this:

Graphics * graphics = new Graphics(hdc);
graphics->DrawImage(image, 0, 0);
delete graphics;