### IDirectDrawSurface3::Initialize

The IDirectDrawSurface3::Initialize method initializes a DirectDrawSurface object.

HRESULT Initialize(

LPDIRECTDRAW lpDD,

LPDDSURFACEDESC lpDDSurfaceDesc

);

##### Parameters

lpDD
  Address of the DirectDraw structure that represents the DirectDraw object.
lpDDSurfaceDesc
  Address of a DDSURFACEDESC structure that will be filled with the relevant details about the surface.

##### Return Values

The method returns DDERR_ALREADYINITIALIZED.

##### Remarks

This method is provided for compliance with the Component Object Model (COM) protocol. Because the DirectDrawSurface object is initialized when it is created, this method always returns DDERR_ALREADYINITIALIZED.

##### See Also

IUnknown::AddRef, IUnknown::QueryInterface, IUnknown::Release