The IDirectDrawSurface3::GetCaps method retrieves the capabilities of the surface. These capabilities are not necessarily related to the capabilities of the display device.
HRESULT GetCaps(
LPDDSCAPS lpDDSCaps
);
Parameters
lpDDSCaps
Address of a DDSCAPS structure that will be filled with the hardware capabilities 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 |
QuickInfo
Windows NT: Use version 5.0 or later.
Windows: Use Windows 95 or later. Available as a redistributable for Windows 95.
Windows CE: Unsupported.
Header: Declared in ddraw.h.
Import Library: Use ddraw.lib.