### IDirectDrawSurface3::GetSurfaceDesc

The IDirectDrawSurface3::GetSurfaceDesc method retrieves a DDSURFACEDESC structure that describes the surface in its current condition.

HRESULT GetSurfaceDesc(

LPDDSURFACEDESC lpDDSurfaceDesc

);

##### Parameters

lpDDSurfaceDesc
  Address of a DDSURFACEDESC structure that will be filled with the current description of this 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

##### See Also

DDSURFACEDESC