D3DXPARAMETER_DESC structure

Describes a parameter used for an effect object.

Syntax

typedef struct D3DXPARAMETER_DESC {
  LPCSTR              Name;
  LPCSTR              Semantic;
  D3DXPARAMETER_CLASS Class;
  D3DXPARAMETER_TYPE  Type;
  UINT                Rows;
  UINT                Columns;
  UINT                Elements;
  UINT                Annotations;
  UINT                StructMembers;
  DWORD               Flags;
  UINT                Bytes;
} D3DXPARAMETER_DESC, *LPD3DXPARAMETER_DESC;

Members

Name

Type: LPCSTR

Name of the parameter.

Semantic

Type: LPCSTR

Semantic meaning, also called the usage.

Class

Type: D3DXPARAMETER_CLASS

Parameter class. Set this to one of the values in D3DXPARAMETER_CLASS.

Type

Type: D3DXPARAMETER_TYPE

Parameter type. Set this to one of the values in D3DXPARAMETER_TYPE.

Rows

Type: UINT

Number of rows in the array.

Columns

Type: UINT

Number of columns in the array.

Elements

Type: UINT

Number of elements in the array.

Annotations

Type: UINT

Number of annotations.

StructMembers

Type: UINT

Number of structure members.

Flags

Type: DWORD

Parameter attributes. See Effect Constants.

Bytes

Type: UINT

The size of the parameter, in bytes.

Requirements

See also

Effect Structures