IDirectDrawSurface5::ReleaseDC

This method releases the handle of a device context previously obtained by using the IDirectDrawSurface5::GetDC method.

HRESULT ReleaseDC(
  HDC hDC
); 

Parameters

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_INVALIDOBJECT
DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS
DDERR_SURFACELOST
DDERR_UNSUPPORTED

Remarks

This method also unlocks the surface previously locked when the IDirectDrawSurface5::GetDC method was 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::GetDC

 Last updated on Thursday, April 08, 2004

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