| Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (Visual Basic) | 
Applications use the methods of the Direct3DTexture8 class to manipulate a texture resource.
The Direct3DTexture8 class is obtained by calling the Direct3DDevice8.CreateTexture method. The methods of the Direct3DTexture8 class can be organized into the following groups.
| Information | GetLevelDesc | 
| Locking Surfaces | LockRect | 
| UnlockRect | |
| Miscellaneous | AddDirtyRect | 
| GetSurfaceLevel | 
This class inherits additional functionality from the Direct3DTexture8 class.