IDirectDrawSurface::ReleaseDC

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4/8/2010

This method releases the handle of a device context previously obtained by using the IDirectDrawSurface::GetDC method.

Syntax

HRESULT ReleaseDC(
  HDC hDC
); 

Parameters

• hDC
  Handle to a device context previously obtained by IDirectDrawSurface::GetDC.

Return Value

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:

For more information on these error codes see DirectDraw Return Values.

Remarks

This method also unlocks the surface previously locked when the IDirectDrawSurface::GetDC method was called.

Requirements

See Also

Reference

IDirectDrawSurface::GetDC