ID3DXFont::Begin Method

Prepares a device for drawing text.

Syntax

HRESULT Begin(VOID);

Return Value

If the method succeeds, the return value is D3D_OK.

If the method fails, the return value can be one of the following values.

D3DERR_INVALIDCALL	The method call is invalid. For example, a method's parameter may have an invalid value.
D3DXERR_INVALIDDATA	The data is invalid.

Remarks

This method is optional. If a DrawText method is called outside of a Begin and ID3DXFont::End pair, then Microsoft?Direct3D?will call Begin and End.

See Also

ID3DXFont::End