This section pertains only to application development in C and C++. See DirectDraw Visual Basic Samples.

This section gives brief descriptions of sample applications in the DirectX SDK primarily intended to demonstrate the DirectDraw component. The following sample programs are included:

• DDEnum Sample
• DDEx1 Sample
• DDEx2 Sample
• DDEx3 Sample
• DDEx4 Sample
• DDEx5 Sample
• DDOverlay Sample
• Font Sample
• FSWindow Sample
• ModeTest Sample
• Mosquito Sample
• Multimon Sample
• Space Donuts Sample
• Stretch Sample
• Switcher Sample
• Wormhole Sample

Although DirectX samples include Microsoft® Visual C++® project workspace files, you might need to verify other settings in your development environment to ensure that the samples compile properly. For more information, see Compiling DirectX Samples and Other DirectX Applications.