DrawingContext.getCairoContext

cairo.context.Context getCairoContext()

Retrieves a Cairo context to be used to draw on the #GdkWindow that created the #GdkDrawingContext.

The returned context is guaranteed to be valid as long as the #GdkDrawingContext is valid, that is between a call to [gdk.window.Window.beginDrawFrame] and [gdk.window.Window.endDrawFrame].

Returns

a Cairo context to be used to draw

the contents of the #GdkWindow. The context is owned by the #GdkDrawingContext and should not be destroyed