image data in memory--how to load it into back buffer??

[celu]

i have my image data in an array.i want to load it onto the back buffer.it tried a number of ways..including creating a plain surface and then trying the D3DXLoadSurfaceFromFileInMemory() function. But when i pass the pointer to the array the function fails.Can i pass the array pointer directly to this function?

or should i may be create an HBITMAP object from this array before passing it to this function?....or is there any other easier way for loading my backbuffer with this image data....HELP!!!

[Reedbeta]

Just lock the backbuffer to get a pointer, then copy the image data directly into it.

[Oybl]

You can only copy to backbuffer from renderttarget textures with StretchRect (or from plain surface, but the dimensions must be the same).

[Nils Pipenbrinck]

unless you have a very good reason to do it with the CPU, load the image into a texture and blit it onto the backbuffer.

That'll be a lot faster.