### IDirectDraw2::GetDisplayMode

The IDirectDraw2::GetDisplayMode method retrieves the current display mode.

HRESULT GetDisplayMode(

LPDDSURFACEDESC lpDDSurfaceDesc

);

##### Parameters

lpDDSurfaceDesc
  Address of a DDSURFACEDESC structure that will be filled with a description 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_UNSUPPORTEDMODE

##### Remarks

An application should not save the information returned by this method to restore the display mode on clean-up. The application should use the IDirectDraw2::RestoreDisplayMode method to restore the mode on clean-up, thereby avoiding mode-setting conflicts that could arise in a multiprocess environment.

##### See Also

IDirectDraw2::SetDisplayMode, IDirectDraw2::RestoreDisplayMode, IDirectDraw2::EnumDisplayModes