Platform SDK: DirectX

IDirectDrawSurface7::GetFlipStatus

The IDirectDrawSurface7::GetFlipStatus method indicates whether the surface has finished its flipping process.

HRESULT GetFlipStatus(
  DWORD dwFlags  
);

Parameters

dwFlags
One of the following flags:
DDGFS_CANFLIP
Inquires whether this surface can be flipped immediately, and returns DD_OK if the flip can be completed.
DDGFS_ISFLIPDONE
Inquires whether the flip has finished, and returns DD_OK if the last flip on this surface has completed.

Return Values

If the method succeeds, the return value is DD_OK.

If it fails, the method can return DDERR_WASSTILLDRAWING if the surface has not finished its flipping process, or one of the following error values:

DDERR_INVALIDOBJECT
DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS
DDERR_INVALIDSURFACETYPE
DDERR_SURFACEBUSY
DDERR_SURFACELOST
DDERR_UNSUPPORTED

Requirements

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows 2000.
  Windows 95/98: Requires Windows 98.
  Header: Declared in ddraw.h.

See Also

IDirectDrawSurface7::Flip