| Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (Visual Basic) | 
Applications use the methods of the Direct3DSurface8 class to query and prepare surfaces.
The methods of the Direct3DSurface8 class can be organized into the following groups.
| Devices | GetDevice | 
| Information | GetContainer | 
| GetDesc | |
| Locking Surfaces | LockRect | 
| UnlockRect | |
| Private Surface Data | FreePrivateData | 
| GetPrivateData | |
| SetPrivateData |