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string to D3DENUMTYPE

Started by Pipo DeClown Apr 26, 2004 at 3:06 PM 2 replies 350+ views

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Apr 26, 2004 at 3:06 PM

I''m trying to write a scripting engine for D3D. I was wondering if there was a handy function that converts strings to types(ints)? For example: handyFunction( "D3D_CULLMODE" ); // 22. -- You''re Welcome, Rick Wong - sitting in his chair doing the most time-consuming thing..

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Apr 26, 2004 at 4:40 PM

Not exactly. But, look at the Effects framework. It might fit in really well with your engine, and handle things like that.

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Pipo DeClown

Apr 27, 2004 at 9:19 AM

I will take a look. Thank you very much!

[after searching..]
Where is the file you're pointing to?

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[edited by - Pipo DeClown on April 27, 2004 10:22:53 AM]

Muhammad Haggag

Apr 27, 2004 at 2:09 PM

- The effects framework is part of D3DX. Search for Effects framework or ID3DXEffect in the docs. They're not exactly what you're looking for. They're what you're trying to do, kind of. They're text files that you can use to 'script' all the pipeline state changes and setups.

- You can use a std::map with string keys and integer values. Then at initialization, insert all your "state names" coupled with their D3DENUM value. After that, you'll be able to do things like:

D3DRENDERSTATETYPE rs = rsTable["D3DRS_LIGHTING"];

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[edited by - Coder on April 27, 2004 3:11:36 PM]

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