IDirectDraw4::GetDisplayMode

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The IDirectDraw4::GetDisplayModemethod retrieves the current display mode.

HRESULT GetDisplayMode(
LPDDSURFACEDESC2
lpDDSurfaceDesc2
);

Parameters

lpDDSurfaceDesc2

Address of a DDSURFACEDESC2structure that will be filled with a description of the surface.

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_INVALIDOBJECT

DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS

DDERR_UNSUPPORTEDMODE

Remarks

An application should not save the information returned by this method to restore the display mode on clean-up. The application should use the IDirectDraw4::RestoreDisplayModemethod to restore the mode on clean-up, thereby avoiding mode-setting conflicts that could arise in a multiprocessor environment.

Requirements

Runs on	Versions	Declared in	Link to
Windows CE OS	2.12 or later. Version 2.12 requires DXPAK 1.0 or later.	ddraw.h	ddraw.lib