IDirectDraw2::GetGDISurface

The IDirectDraw2::GetGDISurface method retrieves the DirectDrawSurface object that currently represents the surface memory that GDI is treating as the primary surface.

HRESULT GetGDISurface(
  LPDIRECTDRAWSURFACE FAR *lplpGDIDDSSurface  
);
 

Parameters

lplpGDIDDSSurface
Address of a DirectDrawSurface pointer to the DirectDrawSurface object that currently controls GDIs primary surface memory.

Return Values

If the method succeeds, the return value is DD_OK.

If the method fails, the return value may be one of the following error values:

DDERR_INVALIDOBJECT
DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS
DDERR_NOTFOUND

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Use version 4.0 or later.
  Windows: Use Windows 95 or later. Available as a redistributable for Windows 95.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in ddraw.h.
  Import Library: Use ddraw.lib.

See Also

IDirectDraw2::FlipToGDISurface