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A problem about the Lock() function

Started by wswqwps Jun 15, 2007 at 3:34 AM 5 replies 950+ views

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Jun 15, 2007 at 3:34 AM

I want to lock a vertex buffer,and I found in DXSDK document the description was: [To lock the entire vertex buffer, specify 0 for both parameters, SizeToLock and OffsetToLock.] I don't know why.I thought the parameter [SizeToLock] should be sizeof(vb),and if [SizeToLock] was 0,the size locked would be 0. Could anyone help me,please?

Evil Steve

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Evil Steve

Jun 15, 2007 at 3:40 AM

What's the problem, exactly?

Specifying 0 for both parameters will lock the entire vertex buffer. You can't lock zero bytes, because then how would D3D give you a pointer to the locked data?

wswqwps

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wswqwps

Jun 15, 2007 at 3:43 AM

I am sorry for forgetting define the var vb.It should be:

LPDIRECT3DVERTEXBUFFER9 vb;

wswqwps

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wswqwps

Jun 15, 2007 at 3:55 AM

Quote:
Original post by Evil Steve
What's the problem, exactly?

Specifying 0 for both parameters will lock the entire vertex buffer. You can't lock zero bytes, because then how would D3D give you a pointer to the locked data?

I am sorry my English is poor.
I mean if I set the parameter [SizeToLock] to 0 ,I can lock the entire vertex buffer.And if I set it to [sizeof(*vb)] like this:

LPDIRECT3DVERTEXBUFFER9 vb;
vb->Lock(0, sizeof(*vb)/* Not 0 */, (BYTE**)&pVertices, 0 ) ) ) ;

Can I lock the entire vertex buffer?

Ashkan

Jun 15, 2007 at 3:56 AM

It's just a convention. Besides why would anybody want to lock zero bytes of a buffer? On the other hand, locking an entire buffer is very common which is just made easier by not requiring the size to be computed and passed.

wswqwps

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wswqwps

Jun 15, 2007 at 4:04 AM

Thanks a lot! I understand.

imnotbncre8ive

Jun 15, 2007 at 4:26 AM

sizeof(*vb) would be equal to the size of a IDirect3DVertexBuffer9 object, not how much vertex data you have allocated when you created it. Using that as your LockSize argument would probably only lock part of your vertex buffer. Other than that, it makes no logical sense to use it.

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