ConstantTable.GetConstantDescription(EffectHandle,Int32) Method (Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D)

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Retrieves an array of constant descriptions in the constant table.

Definition

Visual Basic Public Function GetConstantDescription( _
    ByVal constant As EffectHandle, _
    ByVal numberConstants As Integer _
) As ConstantDescription()
C# public ConstantDescription[] GetConstantDescription(
    EffectHandle constant,
    int numberConstants
);
C++ public:
array<ConstantDescription>^ GetConstantDescription(
    EffectHandle^ constant,
    int numberConstants
);
JScript public function GetConstantDescription(
    constant : EffectHandle,
    numberConstants : int
) : ConstantDescription[];

Parameters

constant Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.EffectHandle
An EffectHandle class that uniquely identifies a constant.
numberConstants System.Int32
[in, out] Input supplied must be the maximum size of the array. Output is the number of elements that are filled in the array when the function returns.

Return Value

Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.ConstantDescription[]
Array of descriptions. For more information, see ConstantDescription.

Remarks

Because samplers can appear more than once in a constant table, this method can return an array of descriptions, each with a different register index.

Exceptions

InvalidCallException

The method call is invalid. For example, a method's parameter might contain an invalid value.

InvalidDataException

The data is invalid.

See Also