IDXGISwapChain2::GetMaximumFrameLatency method (dxgi1_3.h)

Gets the number of frames that the swap chain is allowed to queue for rendering.

Syntax

HRESULT GetMaximumFrameLatency(
  [out] UINT *pMaxLatency
);

Parameters

[out] pMaxLatency

The maximum number of back buffer frames that will be queued for the swap chain. This value is 1 by default, but should be set to 2 if the scene takes longer than it takes for one vertical refresh (typically about 16ms) to draw.

Return value

Returns S_OK if successful; otherwise, returns one of the following members of the D3DERR enumerated type:

• D3DERR_DEVICELOST
• D3DERR_DEVICEREMOVED
• D3DERR_DRIVERINTERNALERROR
• D3DERR_INVALIDCALL
• D3DERR_OUTOFVIDEOMEMORY

Requirements

See also

DirectX latency sample

IDXGISwapChain2

SetMaximumFrameLatency