Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (C++)

Techniques and Passes

Technique descriptions have the following syntax.

Variable declarations go before the body of the technique.
The body of the technique contains one or more pass descriptions.
A pass contains one or more state assignments.
States can be assigned to either a constant value or to a parameter.

{type} {id};
{type} {id} = {const};

TECHNIQUE {id} 
{ 
    PASS {id} 
    {
        {state}      = {const};
        {state}[{n}] = {const};
        {state}      = <{id}>;
        {state}[{n}] = <{id}>;
    }
}