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IDirectDraw4::GetDisplayMode (Windows CE 5.0)

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This method retrieves the current display mode.

HRESULT GetDisplayMode( LPDDSURFACEDESC2 lpDDSurfaceDesc2);

Parameters

  • lpDDSurfaceDesc2
    Address of a DDSURFACEDESC2 structure that will be filled with a description of the surface.

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:

DDERR_INVALIDOBJECT
DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS
DDERR_UNSUPPORTEDMODE

Remarks

An application should not save the information returned by this method to restore the display mode on clean-up. The application should use the IDirectDraw4::RestoreDisplayMode method to restore the mode on clean-up, thereby avoiding mode-setting conflicts that could arise in a multiprocessor environment.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE 2.12 and later. Version 2.12 requires DXPAK 1.0 or later.
Header: Ddraw.h.
Link Library: Ddraw.lib.

See Also

IDirectDraw4::SetDisplayMode | IDirectDraw4::RestoreDisplayMode | IDirectDraw4::EnumDisplayModes

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