| Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (Visual Basic) |
Applications use the methods of the Direct3DSwapChain8 class to manipulate a swap chain.
There is always at least one swap chain, known as the implicit swap chain, for each device. However, an additional swap chain for rendering multiple views from the same device can be created by calling the Direct3DDevice8.CreateAdditionalSwapChain method.
The methods of the Direct3DSwapChain8 class can be organized into the following groups.
| Presentation | Present |
| Surface Management | GetBackBuffer |