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IDirectDrawSurface::GetDC (Compact 2013)

3/26/2014

This method creates a GDI-compatible handle of a device context for the surface.

Syntax

HRESULT GetDC(
  HDC FAR* lphDC
); 

Parameters

  • lphDC
    Address for the returned handle to a device context.

Return Value

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_DCALREADYCREATED

DDERR_GENERIC

DDERR_INVALIDOBJECT

DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS

DDERR_SURFACELOST

DDERR_UNSUPPORTED

DDERR_WASSTILLDRAWING

For more information on these error codes see DirectDraw Return Values.

Remarks

This method uses an internal version of the IDirectDrawSurface::Lock method to lock the surface. The surface remains locked until the IDirectDrawSurface::ReleaseDC method is called.

Requirements

Header

ddraw.h

Library

ddraw.lib

See Also

Reference

IDirectDrawSurface
DirectDraw Reference
DirectDraw Interfaces
IDirectDrawSurface::Lock

Other Resources

DirectDraw