D3DXCreateSprite

Creates a sprite object which is associated with a particular device. Point sprites are generalizations of generic points, which enable arbitrary shapes to be rendered with textures.

HRESULT D3DXCreateSprite(
  LPDIRECT3DDEVICE8 pDevice,
  LPD3DXSPRITE* ppSprite
);

Parameters

pDevice

[in] Pointer to an IDirect3DDevice8 interface, that refers to the device that is associated with a sprite.

ppSprite

[out] Address of a pointer to an ID3DXSprite interface. This interface gives the user control over the behavior of the sprite object.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is D3D_OK.

If the function fails, the return value can be one of the following values.

Remarks

Point sprites are used as particle systems because they enable high performance rendering of many points with textures.

Requirements

  Header: Declared in D3dx8core.h.
  Import Library: Use D3dx8.lib.