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Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics Namespace

XNA Game Studio 2.0

Contains low-level application programming interface (API) methods that take advantage of hardware acceleration capabilities to display 3D objects.

Classes

	Name	Description
	BasicDirectionalLight	Provides methods for manipulating the directional lights used by the BasicEffect class.
	BasicEffect	Represents shader model 1.1 Effect that has optional support for vertex colors, texturing, and lighting.
	ClipPlane	Represents the device clipping plane.
	ClipPlaneCollection	Manipulates a collection of ClipPlane objects.
	CompilationFailedException	The exception that is thrown if the compilation of an effect fails.
	CompilerIncludeHandler	The abstract base class for custom compiler include file handlers.
	DepthStencilBuffer	Queries and prepares depth stencil buffers.
	DeviceLostException	The exception that is thrown when the device has been lost but cannot be reset at this time. Therefore, rendering is not possible.
	DeviceNotResetException	The exception that is thrown when the device has been lost but can be reset at this time.
	DeviceNotSupportedException	The exception that is thrown when the graphics device does not support the requested capabilities.
	DeviceStillDrawingException	The error that is thrown when the device is still drawing.
	DriverInternalErrorException	The exception that is thrown when an internal driver error occurs. Applications should destroy and recreate the device when receiving this error.
	DynamicIndexBuffer	Describes the rendering order of the vertices in a vertex buffer.
	DynamicVertexBuffer	Represents a list of 3D vertices to be streamed to the graphics device.
	Effect	Used to set and query effects and choose techniques.
	EffectAnnotation	Represents an annotation to an EffectParameter.
	EffectAnnotationCollection	Manipulates a collection of EffectAnnotation objects.
	EffectFunction	Represents a function on an Effect.
	EffectFunctionCollection	Manipulates a collection of EffectFunction objects.
	EffectParameter	Represents an Effect parameter.
	EffectParameterBlock	Represents an EffectParameter state block.
	EffectParameterCollection	Manipulates a collection of EffectParameter objects.
	EffectPass	Represents an effect pass.
	EffectPassCollection	Manipulates a collection of EffectPass objects.
	EffectPool	Allows applications to share resources between effects.
	EffectTechnique	Represents an effect technique.
	EffectTechniqueCollection	Manipulates a collection of EffectTechnique objects.
	GammaRamp	Contains red, green, and blue ramp data.
	GraphicsAdapter	Provides methods to retrieve and manipulate graphics adapters.
	GraphicsDevice	Performs primitive-based rendering, creates resources, handles system-level variables, adjusts gamma ramp levels, and creates shaders.
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities	Represents the capabilities of the hardware.
	GraphicsResource	Queries and prepares resources.
	IndexBuffer	Describes the rendering order of the vertices in a vertex buffer.
	Model	Represents a 3D model composed of multiple ModelMesh objects which may be moved independently.
	ModelBone	Represents bone data for a model.
	ModelBoneCollection	Represents a set of bones associated with a model.
	ModelEffectCollection	Represents a collection of effects associated with a model.
	ModelMesh	Represents a mesh that is part of a Model.
	ModelMeshCollection	Represents a collection of ModelMesh objects.
	ModelMeshPart	Represents a batch of geometry information to submit to the graphics device during rendering. Each ModelMeshPart is a subdivision of a ModelMesh object. The ModelMesh class is split into multiple ModelMeshPart objects, typically based on material information.
	ModelMeshPartCollection	Represents a collection of ModelMeshPart objects.
	OcclusionQuery	Used to perform an occlusion query against the latest drawn objects.
	OutOfVideoMemoryException	The exception that is thrown when Direct3D does not have enough display memory to perform the operation.
	PixelShader	Encapsulates the functionality of a pixel shader.
	PresentationParameters	Contains presentation parameters.
	RenderState	Defines the render state of a graphics device.
	RenderTarget	Represents a resource that will be written to at the end of a render pass. This is the base class for RenderTarget2D and RenderTargetCube.
	RenderTarget2D	Represents a 2D texture resource that will be written to at the end of a render pass.
	RenderTargetCube	Represents a cubic texture resource that will be written to at the end of a render pass.
	ResolveTexture2D	Represents a 2D grid of texels.
	ResourceCreatedEventArgs	Contains event data.
	ResourceDestroyedEventArgs	Arguments for a ResourceDestroyed event.
	SamplerState	Contains sampler states for the device.
	SamplerStateCollection	Collection of SamplerState objects.
	ShaderCompiler	Compiles and decompiles high-level shader language (HLSL) shaders.
	ShaderConstant	Describes a shader constant.
	ShaderConstantCollection	Manipulates a collection of ShaderConstant objects.
	ShaderConstantTable	Contains the variables that are used by high-level language shaders and effects.
	SpriteBatch	Enables a group of sprites to be drawn using the same settings.
	SpriteFont	Represents a font texture.
	StateBlock	Encapsulates render states.
	Texture	Represents a texture resource.
	Texture2D	Represents a 2D grid of texels.
	Texture3D	Represents a 3D volume of texels.
	TextureCollection	Represents a collection of Texture objects.
	TextureCube	Represents a set of six 2D textures, one for each face of a cube.
	VertexBuffer	Represents a list of 3D vertices to be streamed to the graphics device.
	VertexDeclaration	Represents a vertex declaration.
	VertexShader	Encapsulates the functionality of a vertex shader.
	VertexStream	Represents a vertex stream.
	VertexStreamCollection	Collection of VertexStream objects.

Interfaces

	Name	Description
	IDynamicGraphicsResource	For internal use only.
	IGraphicsDeviceService	Defines a mechanism for retrieving GraphicsDevice objects.
	IGraphicsResource	For internal use only.

Structures

	Name	Description
	Color	Represents a color using Red, Green, Blue, and Alpha values.
	CompiledEffect	Represents a compiled Effect.
	CompiledShader	Represents a compiled shader.
	CompilerMacro	Represents a compiler macro.
	DisplayMode	Describes the display mode.
	DisplayModeCollection	Manipulates a collection of DisplayMode structures.
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities.AddressCaps	Represents the texture addressing capabilities for Texture structures.
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities.BlendCaps	Represents the supported blend capabilities.
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities.CompareCaps	Represents comparison capabilities.
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities.CursorCaps	Represents hardware support for cursors.
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities.DeclarationTypeCaps	Represents data types contained in a vertex declaration.
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities.DeviceCaps	Represents device-specific capabilities.
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities.DriverCaps	Represents driver-specific capabilities.
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities.FilterCaps	Represents texture filter capabilities.
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities.LineCaps	Represents the capabilities for line-drawing primitives.
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities.PixelShaderCaps	Represents pixel shader capabilities.
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities.PrimitiveCaps	Represents driver primitive capabilities.
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities.RasterCaps	Represents raster-drawing capabilities.
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities.ShadingCaps	Represents shading operations capabilities
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities.StencilCaps	Represents driver stencil capabilities.
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities.TextureCaps	Represents miscellaneous texture-mapping capabilities
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities.VertexFormatCaps	Represents flexible vertex format capabilities.
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities.VertexProcessingCaps	Represents vertex processing capabilities.
	GraphicsDeviceCapabilities.VertexShaderCaps	Represents vertex shader version 2_0 extended capabilities.
	GraphicsDeviceCreationParameters	Describes the creation parameters for a device.
	ModelBoneCollection.Enumerator	Provides the ability to iterate through the bones in an ModelBoneCollection.
	ModelEffectCollection.Enumerator	Provides the ability to iterate through the bones in an ModelEffectCollection.
	ModelMeshCollection.Enumerator	Provides the ability to iterate through the bones in an ModelMeshCollection.
	ModelMeshPartCollection.Enumerator	Provides the ability to iterate through the bones in an ModelMeshPartCollection.
	RasterStatus	Describes the raster status.
	ShaderSemantic	Semantics map a parameter to vertex or pixel shader registers. They can also be optional descriptive strings attached to non-register parameters.
	TextureCreationParameters	Describes the parameters to use when initializing a new instance of a texture.
	TextureInformation	Encapsulates information describing texture resources.
	VertexElement	Defines input vertex data to the pipeline.
	VertexPositionColor	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains position and color information.
	VertexPositionColorTexture	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains position, color, and one set of texture coordinates.
	VertexPositionNormalTexture	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains position, normal data, and one set of texture coordinates.
	VertexPositionTexture	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains position and one set of texture coordinates.
	Viewport	Defines the window dimensions of a render-target surface onto which a 3D volume projects.

Enumerations

	Name	Description
	Blend	Defines color blending factors.
	BlendFunction	Defines how to combine a source color with the destination color already on the render target for color blending.
	BufferUsage	Specifies special usage of the buffer contents.
	ClearOptions	Specifies the buffer to use when calling Clear.
	ColorWriteChannels	Defines the color channels that can be chosen for a per-channel write to a render target color buffer.
	CompareFunction	Defines comparison functions that can be chosen for alpha, stencil, or depth-buffer tests.
	CompilerIncludeHandlerType	Identifies an include file as a local or system resource.
	CompilerOptions	Defines optimization options that may be chosen for shader and effect code compilation.
	CubeMapFace	Defines the faces of a cube map in the TextureCube class type.
	CullMode	Defines winding orders that may be used to identify back faces for culling.
	DepthFormat	Defines the format of data in a depth buffer.
	DeviceType	Specifies the type of device driver.
	EffectParameterClass	Defines classes that can be used for effect parameters or shader constants.
	EffectParameterType	Defines types that can be used for effect parameters or shader constants.
	FillMode	Describes options for filling the vertices and lines that define a primitive.
	FilterOptions	Defines modes describing how to filter an image or mipmap when it is minified or magnified to fit a set of vertices.
	FogMode	Defines constants that describe the fog mode.
	GraphicsDeviceStatus	Describes the status of the device.
	ImageFileFormat	Defines supported image file formats that may be used for textures.
	IndexElementSize	Defines the size of an element of an index buffer.
	MultiSampleType	Defines the levels of full-scene multisampling that the game machine can apply.
	PresentInterval	Defines flags that describe the relationship between the adapter refresh rate and the rate at which Present operations are completed.
	PresentOptions	Defines flags that control the behavior of the back buffer and depth buffer.
	PrimitiveType	Defines how data in a vertex stream is interpreted during a draw call.
	QueryUsages	Defines options for querying device resource formats.
	RenderTargetUsage	Determines how render target data is used once a new render target is set.
	ResourceType	Defines resource types.
	SaveStateMode	Defines options for saving the graphics device state before and after an effect technique is applied.
	SetDataOptions	Describes whether existing buffer data will be overwritten or discarded during a SetData operation.
	ShaderProfile	Defines vertex and pixel shader versions.
	ShaderRegisterSet	Defines the data type of a shader register.
	SpriteBlendMode	The following flags are used to specify sprite blending rendering options to the flags parameter in Begin:
	SpriteEffects	Defines sprite rotation options.
	SpriteSortMode	Defines sprite sort-rendering options.
	StencilOperation	Defines stencil buffer operations.
	SurfaceFormat	Defines various types of surface formats.
	SwapEffect	Defines how the device front buffer and back buffer are to be swapped when Present is called.
	TextureAddressMode	Defines constants that describe supported texture-addressing modes.
	TextureFilter	Defines how a texture will be filtered as it is minified for each mipmap level.
	TextureUsage	Specifies special usage of the texture data.
	TextureWrapCoordinates	Defines supported wrap coordinates.
	VertexElementFormat	Defines vertex element formats.
	VertexElementMethod	Defines the tessellator processing method for a vertex element.
	VertexElementUsage	Defines usage for vertex elements.

Tasks

How To: Draw a Sprite
How To: Animate a Sprite
How To: Draw a Masked Sprite over a Background
How To: Make a Scrolling Background
How To: Rotate a Sprite
How To: Rotate a Group of Sprites
How To: Scale a Sprite
How To: Tint a Sprite
How To: Check for Shader Model 2.0 Support
How To: Use BasicEffect
How To: Draw Points, Lines, and Other 3D Primitives
How To: Create and Apply Custom Effects
How To: Create Custom Texture Effects

Concepts

2D Graphics Overview
3D Graphics Overview

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