IDirectDraw4::Initialize

The IDirectDraw4::Initialize method initializes a DirectDraw object that was created by using the CoCreateInstance COM function.

HRESULT Initialize(
  GUID FAR *lpGUID  
);

Parameters

lpGUID: Address of the globally unique identifier (GUID) used as the interface identifier.

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_ALREADYINITIALIZED

DDERR_DIRECTDRAWALREADYCREATED

DDERR_NODIRECTDRAWSUPPORT

DDERR_OUTOFMEMORY

This method is provided for compliance with the Component Object Model (COM) protocol. If the DirectDrawCreate function was used to create a DirectDraw object, this method returns DDERR_ALREADYINITIALIZED. If IDirectDraw4::Initialize is not called when using CoCreateInstance to create a DirectDraw object, any method that is called afterward returns DDERR_NOTINITIALIZED.

Remarks

For more information about using IDirectDraw4::Initialize with CoCreateInstance, see Creating DirectDraw Objects by Using CoCreateInstance.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows 2000.
  Windows 95/98: Requires Windows 95 or later. Available as a redistributable for Windows 95.
  Header: Declared in ddraw.h.
  Import Library: Use ddraw.lib.