Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (Visual Basic)

D3DXMatrixfDeterminant

Returns the determinant of a matrix.

D3DXMatrixfDeterminant( _ 
    M As D3DMATRIX) As Single

Parameters

M
The source D3DMATRIX type.

Return Values

The value of the matrix, the determinant.

Error Codes

If the function fails, an error is raised and Err.Number can be set to one of the following values.

D3DERR_INVALIDCALL
D3DERR_OUTOFVIDEOMEMORY

For information on trapping errors, see the Microsoft® Visual Basic® Error Handling topic.