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This method releases the handle of a device context previously obtained by using the IDirectDrawSurface5::GetDC method.
HRESULT ReleaseDC(HDC hDC);
Parameters
- hDC
Handle to a device context previously obtained by IDirectDrawSurface5::GetDC.
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_GENERIC |
| DDERR_INVALIDOBJECT |
| DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS |
| DDERR_SURFACELOST |
| DDERR_UNSUPPORTED |
Remarks
This method also unlocks the surface previously locked when the IDirectDrawSurface5::GetDC method was called.
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.
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