### IDirectDrawSurface3::GetPixelFormat

The IDirectDrawSurface3::GetPixelFormat method retrieves the color and pixel format of the surface.

HRESULT GetPixelFormat(

LPDDPIXELFORMAT lpDDPixelFormat

);

##### Parameters

lpDDPixelFormat
  Address of the DDPIXELFORMAT structure that will be filled with a detailed description of the current pixel and color space format of the 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
DDERR_INVALIDSURFACETYPE