Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (C++)

IDirect3DDevice8::LightEnable

Enables or disables a set of lighting parameters within a device.

HRESULT LightEnable(
  DWORD LightIndex,
  BOOL bEnable
);

Parameters

LightIndex
[in] Zero-based index of the set of lighting parameters that are the target of this method.
bEnable
[in] Value that indicates if the set of lighting parameters are being enabled or disabled. Set this parameter to TRUE to enable lighting with the parameters at the specified index, or FALSE to disable it.

Return Values

If the method succeeds, the return value is D3D_OK.

If the method fails, the return value can be D3DERR_INVALIDCALL.

Remarks

If a value for LightIndex is outside the range of the light property sets assigned within the device, the LightEnable method creates a light source represented by a D3DLIGHT8 structure with the following properties and sets its enabled state to the value specified in bEnable.

Member Default
Type D3DLIGHT_DIRECTIONAL
Diffuse (R:1, G:1, B:1, A:0)
Specular (R:0, G:0, B:0, A:0)
Ambient (R:0, G:0, B:0, A:0)
Position (0, 0, 0)
Direction (0, 0, 1)
Range 0
Falloff 0
Attenuation0 0
Attenuation1 0
Attenuation2 0
Theta 0
Phi 0

Requirements

  Header: Declared in D3d8.h.
  Import Library: Use D3d8.lib.

See Also

IDirect3DDevice8::GetLight, IDirect3DDevice8::GetLightEnable, IDirect3DDevice8::SetLight