C / C++ / MFC

// something like this
HANDLE MyGetClipboardBitmap()
{
    HANDLE hClipBitmap = GetClipboardData(CF_BITMAP);
    if( hClipBitmap )
    {
        HANDLE hCopy = MyMakeCopy(hClipBitmap);
        return hCopy;
    }
    return NULL;
}

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int main () {
  ifstream file;
  file.exceptions ( ifstream::eofbit | ifstream::failbit | ifstream::badbit );
  try {
    file.open ("test.txt");
  }
  catch (ifstream::failure e) {
    cout << "Exception opening/reading file";
  }

  file.close();

  return 0;
}

MyClass::OnTime()
{
   if( Event happened )
      UpdateAllViews(NULL);
}

MyClass::OnUpdate( CView* pSender, LPARAM lHint, CObject* pHint )
{
    if( pSender != this )
        InvalidateWindow();
}

MyClass::OnPaint(...)
{
    //....
    pDoc->mydata.lock();
    // do drawing
    pDoc->mydata.unlock();
}