IDirectDraw2::CreateSurface

The IDirectDraw2::CreateSurface method creates a DirectDrawSurface object for this DirectDraw object.

HRESULT CreateSurface(
  LPDDSURFACEDESC lpDDSurfaceDesc,         
  LPDIRECTDRAWSURFACE FAR *lplpDDSurface,  
  IUnknown FAR *pUnkOuter                  
);
 

Parameters

lpDDSurfaceDesc

Address of the DDSURFACEDESC structure that describes the requested surface. You should set any unused members of DDSURFACEDESC to zero before calling this method. A DDSCAPS structure is a member of DDSURFACEDESC.

lplpDDSurface

Address of a pointer to be initialized with a valid DirectDrawSurface pointer if the call succeeds.

pUnkOuter

Allows for future compatibility with COM aggregation features. Presently, however, IDirectDraw2::CreateSurface returns an error if this parameter is anything but NULL.

Return Values

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:

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Use version 4.0 or later.
  Windows: Use Windows 95 or later. Available as a redistributable for Windows 95.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in ddraw.h.
  Import Library: Use ddraw.lib.