### IDirectDrawSurface3::GetDC

The IDirectDrawSurface3::GetDC method creates a GDI-compatible handle of a device context for the surface.

HRESULT GetDC(

HDC FAR *lphDC

);

##### Parameters

lphDC
  Address for the returned handle to a device context.

##### 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_DCALREADYCREATED
DDERR_GENERIC
DDERR_INVALIDOBJECT
DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS
DDERR_INVALIDSURFACETYPE
DDERR_SURFACELOST
DDERR_UNSUPPORTED
DDERR_WASSTILLDRAWING

##### Remarks

This method uses an internal version of the IDirectDrawSurface3::Lock method to lock the surface. The surface remains locked until the IDirectDrawSurface3::ReleaseDC method is called.

##### See Also

IDirectDrawSurface3::Lock