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Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK Update (October 2004)

IDirect3DSurface9::ReleaseDC Method


Release a device context handle.

Syntax

HRESULT ReleaseDC(      

    HDC hdc );

Parameters

hdc
[in] Handle to a device context.

Return Value

If the method succeeds, the return value is D3D_OK.

D3DERR_INVALIDCALL is returned if the argument is invalid.

Remarks

An handle to a device context (HDC) is a Microsoft Windows resource. It must be released after use so Windows can return it to the pool of available resources.

This method will release only the device context returned by IDirect3DSurface9::GetDC. Otherwise, this method will fail.

See Also

IDirect3DSurface9::GetDC


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