Platform SDK: DirectX

DirectDraw7

Applications use the methods of the DirectDraw7 class to create DirectDraw objects and work with system-level variables. This section is a reference to the methods of this class. For a conceptual overview, see The DirectDraw Object.

The methods of the DirectDraw7 class can be organized into the following groups:

Cooperative levels SetCooperativeLevel
  TestCooperativeLevel
Creating objects CreateClipper
  CreatePalette
CreateSurface
CreateSurfaceFromFile
CreateSurfaceFromResource
GetDirect3D
LoadPaletteFromBitmap
Device capabilities GetCaps
Display modes GetDisplayMode
  GetDisplayModesEnum
GetMonitorFrequency
RestoreDisplayMode
SetDisplayMode
WaitForVerticalBlank
Display status GetScanLine
  GetVerticalBlankStatus
Miscellaneous GetAvailableTotalMem
  GetDeviceIdentifier
GetFourCCCodes
GetFreeMem
GetNumFourCCCodes
Surface management DuplicateSurface
  FlipToGDISurface
GetGDISurface
GetSurfaceFromDC
GetSurfacesEnum
RestoreAllSurfaces

The DirectDraw7 class extends the features of previous versions of the class by offering methods enabling more flexible surface management than previous versions.