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SurfaceLoader.Save Method |
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Saves a surface to a file.
Visual Basic .NET Public Shared Sub Save( _
ByVal destFile As String, _
ByVal destFormat As ImageFileFormat, _
ByVal srcSurface As Surface _
)C# public static void Save(
string destFile,
ImageFileFormat destFormat,
Surface srcSurface
);Managed C++ public: static void Save(
String *destFile,
ImageFileFormat destFormat,
Surface *srcSurface
);JScript .NET public static function Save(
destFile : String,
destFormat : ImageFileFormat,
srcSurface : Surface
);
destFile System.String. String that contains the destination file name. destFormat Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.ImageFileFormat. An ImageFileFormat object that specifies the file format to use when saving the surface to a file. This method supports saving to all ImageFileFormat types except Portable Pixmap (.ppm) and Targa/Truevision Graphics Adapter (.tga). srcSurface Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Surface. A Surface object that represents the source surface to save to a file.
This method handles conversion to and from compressed texture formats.
Exceptions
InvalidCallException The method call is invalid. For example, a method's parameter might contain an invalid value.
Save a Screenshot
This example demonstrates how to save a screen shot to a file.
The back buffer is retrieved and saved as a bitmap image.
In the following C# code example, device is assumed to be the rendering Device. This code is called after rendering is complete.
[C#]
using Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D; Surface backbuffer = device.GetBackBuffer(0, 0, BackBufferType.Mono); SurfaceLoader.Save("Screenshot.bmp", ImageFileFormat.Bmp, backbuffer); backbuffer.Dispose();
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