After initializing a DDF buffer with DdfInitialize, the example uses DdfPara to start a new paragraph, DdfSetFont and DdfSetFontStyle to have the text displayed in a large, bold Courier font, DdfSetColor to change the text color, and DdfText to place text in the buffer. For a more detailed example and discussion of initializing DDF, see the DdfInitialize DdfInitialize sample.

#define INCL_WINWINDOWMGR       /* General window management    */
#define INCL_WINMESSAGEMGR      /* Message management           */
#define INCL_DDF                /* Dynamic Data Facility        */
#include <os2.h>
#include <pmhelp.h>

MRESULT WindowProc( HWND hwnd, ULONG ulMsg, MPARAM mp1, MPARAM mp2 )
{
   HWND   hwndParent;
   HWND   hwndInstance;    /* help instance window                 */
   HDDF   hDdf;            /* DDF handle                           */

    switch( ulMsg )
    {
    case HM_QUERY_DDF_DATA:
        /* get the help instance */
        hwndParent = WinQueryWindow( hwnd, QW_PARENT );
        hwndParent = WinQueryWindow( hwndParent, QW_PARENT );
        hwndInstance = (HWND)WinSendMsg( hwndParent, HM_QUERY,
                                 MPFROMSHORT( HMQW_INSTANCE ), NULL );

        /* Allocate 1K Buffer (default)  */
        hDdf = DdfInitialize(
                    hwndInstance,  /* Handle of help instance */
                    0L,            /* Default buffer size     */
                    0L             /* Default increment       */
                    );

        if (hDdf == NULLHANDLE)       /* Check return code       */
        {
            return (MRESULT)FALSE;
        }

        /* create paragraph in DDF buffer */
        if( !DdfPara( hDdf ) )
        {
           return (MRESULT)FALSE;
        }

        /* Change to large (100 x 100 dimensions) Courier font */
        if( !DdfSetFont( hDdf, "Courier", 100L, 100L ) )
        {
           return (MRESULT)FALSE;
        }

        /* make the font BOLDFACE */
        if( !DdfSetFontStyle( hDdf, FM_SEL_BOLD ) )
        {
           return (MRESULT)FALSE;
        }

        /* make the text display as BLUE on a PALE GRAY background */
        if( !DdfSetColor( hDdf, CLR_PALEGRAY, CLR_BLUE ) )
        {
           return (MRESULT)FALSE;
        }

        /* Write data into the buffer */
        if (!DdfText(hDdf, "Sample Text"))
        {
           return (MRESULT)FALSE;
        }

        return (MRESULT)hDdf;
    }
    return WinDefWindowProc( hwnd, ulMsg, mp1, mp2 );
}