### IDirectDrawSurface3::GetOverlayPosition

Given a visible, active overlay surface (DDSCAPS_OVERLAY flag set), the IDirectDrawSurface3::GetOverlayPosition method returns the display coordinates of the surface.

HRESULT GetOverlayPosition(

LPLONG lplX,

LPLONG lplY

);

##### Parameters

lplX and lplY
  Addresses of the x- and y-display coordinates.

##### 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_INVALIDPOSITION
DDERR_NOOVERLAYDEST
DDERR_NOTAOVERLAYSURFACE
DDERR_OVERLAYNOTVISIBLE
DDERR_SURFACELOST

##### See Also

IDirectDrawSurface3::SetOverlayPosition, IDirectDrawSurface3::UpdateOverlay