Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK Update (October 2004)

ConstantTable Class

Language:

Note: This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.

Provides access to the constant table, which contains the variables that are used by high-level language shaders and effects.

Definition

Visual Basic .NET NotInheritable Public Class ConstantTable
   Inherits Object 
   Implements IDisposable
C# public sealed class ConstantTable : Object,
   IDisposable
Managed C++ public __gc __sealed class ConstantTable  : public Object,
   IDisposable
JScript .NET public class ConstantTable extends Object
   implements IDisposable

Members Table

Event Description
Disposing Occurs when the Dispose method is called or when the ConstantTable object is finalized and collected by the garbage collector of the .NET common language runtime.
Method Description
ConstantTable Initializes a new instance of the ConstantTable class.
Dispose Immediately releases the unmanaged resources used by the ConstantTable object.
Equals Returns a value that indicates whether the current instance is equal to a specified object.
Finalize Allows the ConstantTable object to free resources before it is destroyed by the garbage collector.
GetConstant Retrieves a constant by looking up its index or by name.
GetConstantDescription Retrieves an array of constant descriptions in the constant table.
GetConstantElement Retrieves a constant from an array of constants.
GetHashCode Returns the hash code for the current instance.
GetObjectByValue This member supports the infrastructure for Microsoft DirectX® 9.0 for Managed Code and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
GetSamplerIndex Retrieves the sampler index.
static (Shared in Visual Basic .NET) op_Equality Compares the current instance of a class to another instance to determine whether they are the same.
static (Shared in Visual Basic .NET) op_Inequality Compares the current instance of a class to another instance to determine whether they are different.
raise_Disposing Raises the Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.ConstantTable.Disposing event when called from within a derived class.
SetDefaults Sets constants to their default values, which are declared in the variable declarations in the shader.
SetValue Sets the value to the constant table.
SetValueTranspose Sets a Matrix or an array of matrices to the constant table.
UpdateUnmanagedPointer Updates the unmanaged pointer for this ConstantTable object. This method supports the Microsoft® .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly in your code.
Property Description
Description Retrieves a description of the constant table.
Disposed Gets a value that indicates whether the object is disposed.
StreamData Retrieves a GraphicsStream object that contains the constant table.
UnmanagedComPointer Returns the unmanaged Component Object Model (COM) ID3DXConstantTable interface pointer.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Object Leave Site
ConstantTable

Class Information

Namespace Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D
Assembly Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX (microsoft.directx.direct3dx.dll)
Strong Name Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX,  Version=1.0.2902.0,  Culture=neutral,  PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35

© 2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of use.

Feedback? Please provide us with your comments on this topic.
For more help, visit the DirectX Developer Center