IDirectDrawSurface4::Initialize

The IDirectDrawSurface4::Initialize method initializes a DirectDrawSurface object.

HRESULT Initialize(
  LPDIRECTDRAW lpDD,               
  LPDDSURFACEDESC2 lpDDSurfaceDesc  
);
 

Parameters

lpDD

Address of the DirectDraw structure that represents the DirectDraw object.

lpDDSurfaceDesc

Address of a DDSURFACEDESC2 structure that will be filled with the relevant details about the surface.

Return Values

The method returns DDERR_ALREADYINITIALIZED.

Remarks

This method is provided for compliance with the Component Object Model (COM) protocol. Because the DirectDrawSurface object is initialized when it is created, this method always returns DDERR_ALREADYINITIALIZED.

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.

See Also

IUnknown::AddRef, IUnknown::QueryInterface, IUnknown::Release