Mesh.Sphere Method

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10/15/2009

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Uses a left-handed coordinate system to create a mesh that contains a sphere.

Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsMobile.DirectX.Direct3D
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsMobile.DirectX (in Microsoft.WindowsMobile.DirectX.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Sphere ( _
    device As Device, _
    radius As Single, _
    slices As Integer, _
    stacks As Integer _
) As Mesh
'Usage
Dim device As Device
Dim radius As Single
Dim slices As Integer
Dim stacks As Integer
Dim returnValue As Mesh

returnValue = Mesh.Sphere(device, _
    radius, slices, stacks)

public static Mesh Sphere(
    Device device,
    float radius,
    int slices,
    int stacks
)

public:
static Mesh^ Sphere(
    Device^ device, 
    float radius, 
    int slices, 
    int stacks
)

static member Sphere : 
        device:Device * 
        radius:float32 * 
        slices:int * 
        stacks:int -> Mesh

Parameters

device
Type: Microsoft.WindowsMobile.DirectX.Direct3D.Device
A Device object that represents the device associated with the created sphere mesh.

radius
Type: System.Single
Radius of the sphere. This value should be greater than or equal to 0.0f.

slices
Type: System.Int32
Number of slices around the main axis.

stacks
Type: System.Int32
Number of stacks along the main axis.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.WindowsMobile.DirectX.Direct3D.Mesh
A Mesh object that represents the sphere mesh.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidCallException	The method call is invalid. For example, a method's parameter may contain an invalid value.
OutOfMemoryException	Direct3D could not allocate sufficient memory to complete the call.

Remarks

The created sphere is centered at the origin, and its axis is aligned with the z-axis.

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

Platforms

Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0