Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK Update (October 2004)

Device.GetAvailableVideoMemory Method

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Note: This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.

Warning: This method is deprecated. Deprecated components of Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 for Managed Code are considered obsolete. While these components are still supported in this release of Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 for Managed Code, they may be removed in the future. When writing new applications, you should avoid using these deprecated components. When modifying existing applications, you are strongly encouraged to remove any dependency on these components.
Retrieves the total amount of display memory available and the amount of display memory currently free for a given type of surface. Deprecated.

Definition

Visual Basic .NET Public Sub GetAvailableVideoMemory( _
    ByVal caps As SurfaceCaps, _
    ByRef totalMem As Integer, _
    ByRef freeMem As Integer _
)
C# public void GetAvailableVideoMemory(
    SurfaceCaps caps,
    out int totalMem,
    out int freeMem
);
Managed C++ public: void GetAvailableVideoMemory(
    SurfaceCaps *caps,
    int *totalMem,
    int *freeMem
);
JScript .NET public function GetAvailableVideoMemory(
    caps : SurfaceCaps,
    totalMem : int,
    freeMem : int
);

Parameters

caps Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.SurfaceCaps.
totalMem System.Int32.
freeMem System.Int32.

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