D3DXPARAMETER_DESC

Describes a parameter used for an effect object.

typedef struct D3DXPARAMETER_DESC {
    LPCSTR Name;
    LPCSTR Semantic;
    D3DXPARAMETER_CLASS Class;
    D3DXPARAMETER_TYPE Type;
    UINT Rows;
    UINT Columns;
    UINT Elements;
    UINT Annotations;
    UINT StructMembers;
    DWORD Flags;
    UINT Bytes;
} D3DXPARAMETER_DESC, *LPD3DXPARAMETER_DESC;

Members

Name: Name of the parameter.
Semantic: Semantic meaning, also called the usage.
Class: Parameter class. Set this to one of the values in D3DXPARAMETER_CLASS.
Type: Parameter type. Set this to one of the values in D3DXPARAMETER_TYPE.
Rows: Number of rows in the array.
Columns: Number of columns in the array.
Elements: Number of elements in the array.
Annotations: Number of annotations.
StructMembers: Number of structure members.
Flags: Parameter attributes. See Constants.
Bytes: The size of the parameter, in bytes.