IDirectPlay8LobbiedApplication::Send

Sends a message from the lobbied application to the lobby client.

HRESULT Send(
const DPNHANDLE hConnection,
BYTE *const pBuffer,
const DWORD pBufferSize,
const DWORD dwFlags
);

Parameters

hConnection

[in] Variable of type DPNHANDLE that specifies the lobby client that the message is sent to. You may also specify the following flag.

DPLHANDLE_ALLCONNECTIONS

The message you have specified will be sent to all lobby clients to which you are connected.

pBuffer

[in] Pointer to a variable of type BYTE that contains the message buffer.

pBufferSize

[in] Variable of type DWORD that specifies the size of the message buffer in the pBuffer parameter, in bytes. This parameter must be at least 1 byte and no more than 64 KB.

dwFlags

[in] Reserved. Must be 0.

Return Values

Returns S_OK if successful, or one of the following error values.

Remarks

If the buffer size is larger than 64 KB, the method returns DPNERR_SENDTOOLARGE. If the buffer size is set to 0, the method returns DPNERR_INVALIDPARAM.

Requirements

  Windows NT/2000/XP: Available as a redistributable for Windows 2000 and later.
  Windows 98/Me: Available as a redistributable for Windows 98 and later.
  Header: Declared in Dplobby8.h.