#include "pict utilities.h"

PicHandle DrawThePicture(PicHandle thePict, short whichPict, short x, short y)
/* a standard routine for loading a picture (if necessary) and then drawing it */
{
	Rect			temp;
	
	if (thePict==0L)		/* get it if it doesn't exist */
		thePict=(PicHandle)GetPicture(whichPict);
	
	HLock((Handle)thePict);		/* lock it down for dereferencing to get picture bounds */
	temp.top=y;
	temp.left=x;
	temp.bottom=temp.top+(**thePict).picFrame.bottom-(**thePict).picFrame.top;
	temp.right=temp.left+(**thePict).picFrame.right-(**thePict).picFrame.left;
	DrawPicture(thePict, &temp);	/* draw picture at (x,y) */
	HUnlock((Handle)thePict);		/* unlock for better memory management */
	return thePict;
}

PicHandle ReleaseThePict(PicHandle thePict)
{
	if (thePict!=0L)	/* if exists, release it */
		ReleaseResource((Handle)thePict);
	return 0L;
}