EffectCompiler.FromFile(String,Include,ShaderFlags,String) Method (Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D)
Creates an effect compiler from an ASCII or binary effect description.
Definition
Visual Basic Public Shared Function FromFile( _
ByVal sourceFile As String, _
ByVal includeFile As Include, _
ByVal flags As ShaderFlags, _
ByRef compilationErrors As String _
) As EffectCompilerC# public static EffectCompiler FromFile(
string sourceFile,
Include includeFile,
ShaderFlags flags,
out string compilationErrors
);C++ public:
static EffectCompiler^ FromFile(
String^ sourceFile,
Include^ includeFile,
ShaderFlags flags,
[Out] String
);JScript public static function FromFile(
sourceFile : String,
includeFile : Include,
flags : ShaderFlags,
compilationErrors : String
) : EffectCompiler;
Parameters
sourceFile System.String
String that indicates the file name.includeFile Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Include
Optional Include object to use for handling #include directives. If this value is null, #include directives are either honored when compiling from a file, or cause an error when compiled from a resource or memory.flags Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.ShaderFlags
One or more compile options identified by the ShaderFlags enumeration.compilationErrors System.String
String that contains a listing of compilation errors.
Return Value
Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.EffectCompiler
An EffectCompiler that represents the effect compiler.
Remarks
Exceptions
The method call is invalid. For example, a method's parameter might contain an invalid value.
The data is invalid.
Microsoft Direct3D could not allocate sufficient memory to complete the call.
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