| DirectX SDK | 
The IDirectDrawSurface7::ReleaseDC method releases the handle of a device context previously obtained by using the IDirectDrawSurface7::GetDC method.
HRESULT ReleaseDC( HDC hDC );
If the method succeeds, the return value is DD_OK.
If it fails, the method can return one of the following error values:
| DDERR_GENERIC | 
| DDERR_INVALIDOBJECT | 
| DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS | 
| DDERR_SURFACELOST | 
| DDERR_UNSUPPORTED | 
This method also unlocks the surface previously locked when the IDirectDrawSurface7::GetDC method was called.
  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows 2000.
  Windows 95/98: Requires Windows 98.
  Header: Declared in ddraw.h.