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IDirectDraw::FlipToGDISurface

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

This method makes the surface that GDI writes to the primary surface.

Syntax

HRESULT FlipToGDISurface();

Parameters

None.

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_INVALIDOBJECT

DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS

DDERR_NOTFOUND

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

Remarks

This method can be called at the end of a page-flipping application to ensure that the display memory that GDI is writing to is visible to the user.

This method should not be called once application creates a non-GDI primary surface as this leads to video memory leaks.

Requirements

Header ddraw.h
Library ddraw.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows Embedded CE 6.0 and later
Windows Mobile Pocket PC for Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later, Smartphone for Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also

Reference

IDirectDraw::GetGDISurface