ID3DXEffectCompiler::CompileEffect Method

Compile an effect.

Syntax

HRESULT CompileEffect(      

    DWORD Flags,
    LPD3DXBUFFER *ppEffect,
    LPD3DXBUFFER *ppErrorMsgs
);

Parameters

Flags
[in] Compile options. For more information, see D3DXSHADER.
ppEffect
[out, retval] Buffer containing the compiled effect. For more information about accessing the buffer, see ID3DXBuffer.
ppErrorMsgs
[out, retval] Buffer containing at least the first compile error message that occurred. This includes effect compiler errors and high-level language compile errors. For more information about accessing the buffer, see ID3DXBuffer.

Return Value

If the method succeeds, the return value is S_OK.
If the arguments are invalid, the method will return D3DERR_INVALIDCALL.
If the method fails, the return value will be E_FAIL.