The IDirectDraw2::GetDisplayMode method retrieves the current display mode.
HRESULT GetDisplayMode(
LPDDSURFACEDESC lpDDSurfaceDesc
);
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 |
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.
IDirectDraw2::SetDisplayMode, IDirectDraw2::RestoreDisplayMode, IDirectDraw2::EnumDisplayModes