IDirect3DDevice9::GetDeviceCaps Method

Retrieves the capabilities of the rendering device.

Syntax

HRESULT GetDeviceCaps(      

    D3DCAPS9 *pCaps
);

Parameters

pCaps

[out] Pointer to a D3DCAPS9 structure, describing the returned device.

Return Value

If the method succeeds, the return value is D3D_OK.

If the method fails, the return value can be D3DERR_INVALIDCALL.

Remarks

IDirect3DDevice9::GetDeviceCaps retrieves the software vertex pipeline capabilities when the device is being used in software vertex processing mode.