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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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