Effect Format

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This section contains reference information for the effect format.

An effect is made up of parameters, techniques, and functions.

• Parameters
• Techniques and Passes
• Functions

These are made up of id's, semantics, annotations, etc.

• Annotations
• Cloning and Sharing
• Expressions
• Handles
• IDs and Semantics
• States
• Usages and Literals
• Validation