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IDirectDraw::GetSurfaceFromDC

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This method retrieves the IDirectDrawSurface interface for a surface based on its GDI device context handle.

HRESULT GetSurfaceFromDC(
  HDC hdc,
  LPDIRECTDRAWSURFACE* lpDDS
);

Parameters

  • hdc
    Handle to a display device context.
  • lpDDS
    Address of a variable that will be filled with a valid IDirectDrawSurface interface pointer if the call succeeds.

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_GENERIC
DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS
DDERR_OUTOFMEMORY
DDERR_NOTFOUND

Remarks

This method will succeed only for device context handles that identify surfaces already associated with the DirectDraw object.

Requirements

Pocket PC: Windows Mobile 5.0 and later
Smartphone: Windows Mobile 5.0 and later
OS Versions: Windows CE 5.01 and later
Header: Ddraw.h.
Library: Ddraw.lib.

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