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This method sets the color control settings associated with the specified overlay or primary surface.

Syntax 

HRESULT SetColorControls(
  LPDDCOLORCONTROL
 lpColorControl
);

Parameters

lpColorControl

Address of the DDCOLORCONTROLstructure containing the new values to be applied to the specified surface.

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_UNSUPPORTED

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

Remarks

The first structure member, dwSize, should be set to the size of the structure, in bytes, before you use it.

If you are setting new color controls, set dwFlagsto a combination of the appropriate flags to indicate which of the other structure members contain valid data that you have set.

The remaining DDCOLORCONTROLstructure members can contain values that describe the brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, sharpness, gamma, and whether color is used.

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

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