Retain Method (pattern)

Increments the retain count of a Quartz pattern.

Original signature is 'CGPatternRef CGPatternRetain ( CGPatternRef pattern );'

Available in Mac OS X version 10.1 and later.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public static IntPtr Retain(
	IntPtr pattern
)

Public Shared Function Retain ( _
	pattern As IntPtr _
) As IntPtr

public:
static IntPtr Retain(
	IntPtr pattern
)

Parameters

Return Value

The same pattern you passed in as the pattern parameter.

Version Information

Available in Monobjc Bridge: 10.6 (For Mac OS X 10.6 and later), 10.5 (For Mac OS X 10.5 and later)

Assembly: Monobjc.AppKit (Module: Monobjc.AppKit)