IDirectDrawSurface7::GetCaps method (ddraw.h)

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Retrieves the capabilities of this surface. These capabilities are not necessarily related to the capabilities of the display device.

Syntax

HRESULT GetCaps(
  [in] LPDDSCAPS2 unnamedParam1
);

Parameters

[in] unnamedParam1

A pointer to a DDSCAPS2 structure that receives the hardware capabilities of this surface.

Return value

If the method succeeds, the return value is DD_OK.

If it fails, the method can return one of the following error values:

  • DDERR_INVALIDOBJECT
  • DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS

Remarks

The IDirectDrawSurface7::GetCaps method differs from its counterpart in the IDirectDrawSurface3 interface in that it accepts a pointer to a DDSCAPS2 structure, rather than the legacy DDSCAPS structure.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Target Platform Windows
Header ddraw.h
Library Ddraw.lib
DLL Ddraw.dll

See also

IDirectDrawSurface7