The IDirectDrawVideoPort::GetVideoLine method retrieves the current line of video being written to the frame buffer.
HRESULT GetVideoLine(
LPDWORD lpdwLine
);
If the method succeeds, the return value is DD_OK.
If the method fails, the return value may be one of the following error values:
DDERR_INVALIDOBJECT |
DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS |
DDERR_UNSUPPORTED |
DDERR_VERTICALBLANKINPROGRESS |
DDERR_VIDEONOTACTIVE |
The value this method retrieves reflects the true video line being written, relative to the field height, before any prescaling occurs.
Windows NT: Use version 5.0 or later.
Windows: Use Windows 95 or later. Available as a redistributable for Windows 95.
Windows CE: Unsupported.
Header: Declared in dvp.h.
Import Library: Use ddraw.lib.