IDirectDrawSurface5::GetDC

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

HRESULT GetDC(
  HDC FAR* lphDC
); 

Parameters

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

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_DCALREADYCREATED
DDERR_GENERIC
DDERR_INVALIDOBJECT
DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS
DDERR_INVALIDSURFACETYPE
DDERR_SURFACELOST
DDERR_UNSUPPORTED
DDERR_WASSTILLDRAWING

Remarks

This method uses an internal version of the IDirectDrawSurface5::Lock method to lock the surface. The surface remains locked until the IDirectDrawSurface5::ReleaseDC method is called.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE 2.12 and later. Version 2.12 requires DXPAK 1.0 or later.
Header: Ddraw.h.
Link Library: Ddraw.lib.

See Also

IDirectDrawSurface5::Lock

 Last updated on Thursday, April 08, 2004

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