Platform SDK: DirectX

IDirectDrawPalette::GetCaps

The IDirectDrawPalette::GetCaps method retrieves the capabilities of this palette object.

HRESULT GetCaps(
  LPDWORD lpdwCaps  
);

Parameters

lpdwCaps
One of the following flags from the dwPalCaps member of the DDCAPS structure that defines palette capabilities:
DDPCAPS_1BIT
DDPCAPS_2BIT
DDPCAPS_4BIT
DDPCAPS_8BIT
DDPCAPS_8BITENTRIES
DDPCAPS_ALPHA
DDPCAPS_ALLOW256
DDPCAPS_PRIMARYSURFACE
DDPCAPS_PRIMARYSURFACELEFT
DDPCAPS_VSYNC

Return Values

If the method succeeds, the return value is DD_OK.

If it fails, the method can return one of the following error values:

DDERR_INVALIDOBJECT
DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS

Requirements

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows NT 4.0 SP3 or later.
  Windows 95/98: Requires Windows 95 or later. Available as a redistributable for Windows 95.
  Header: Declared in ddraw.h.
  Import Library: Use ddraw.lib.