D3DKMTCreateOverlay function (d3dkmthk.h)

The D3DKMTCreateOverlay function creates a kernel-mode overlay object.

Syntax

NTSTATUS D3DKMTCreateOverlay(
  D3DKMT_CREATEOVERLAY *unnamedParam1
);

Parameters

unnamedParam1

pData [in, out]

A pointer to a D3DKMT_CREATEOVERLAY structure that describes overlay hardware.

Return value

D3DKMTCreateOverlay returns one of the following values:

Return code	Description
STATUS_SUCCESS	The kernel-mode overlay object was successfully created.
STATUS_DEVICE_REMOVED	The graphics adapter was stopped or the display device was reset.
STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER	Parameters were validated and determined to be incorrect.
STATUS_NO_MEMORY	D3DKMTCreateOverlay could not complete because of insufficient memory.

This function might also return other NTSTATUS values.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista
Target Platform	Universal
Header	d3dkmthk.h (include D3dkmthk.h)
Library	Gdi32.lib
DLL	Gdi32.dll

See also

D3DKMT_CREATEOVERLAY