### IDirectDrawSurface3::GetCaps

The IDirectDrawSurface3::GetCaps method retrieves the capabilities of the surface. These capabilities are not necessarily related to the capabilities of the display device.

HRESULT GetCaps(

LPDDSCAPS lpDDSCaps

);

##### Parameters

lpDDSCaps
  Address of a DDSCAPS structure that will be filled with the hardware capabilities 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