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Chapter 8 - Light Objects / Light Objects Reference

Light Objects Routines / Managing Directional Lights

Q3DirectionalLight_GetCastShadowsState

You can use the Q3DirectionalLight_GetCastShadowsState function to get the shadow-casting state of a directional light.

TQ3Status Q3DirectionalLight_GetCastShadowsState (
TQ3LightObject light, 
TQ3Boolean *castsShadows);

light

A directional light object.

castsShadows

On exit, a Boolean value that indicates whether the specified light casts shadows (kQ3True) or does not cast shadows (kQ3False).

DESCRIPTION

The Q3DirectionalLight_GetCastShadowsState function returns, in the castsShadows parameter, a Boolean value that indicates whether the light specified by the light parameter casts shadows (kQ3True) or does not cast shadows (kQ3False).