The IDirectDraw2::GetVerticalBlankStatus method retrieves the status of the vertical blank.
HRESULT GetVerticalBlankStatus(
LPBOOL lpbIsInVB
);
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 |
To synchronize with the vertical blank, use the IDirectDraw2::WaitForVerticalBlank method.
IDirectDraw2::GetScanLine, IDirectDraw2::WaitForVerticalBlank