IDirect3DDevice9::CreateVertexDeclaration Method

Create a vertex shader declaration from the device and the vertex elements.

Syntax

HRESULT CreateVertexDeclaration(      

    CONST D3DVERTEXELEMENT9* pVertexElements,
    IDirect3DVertexDeclaration9** ppDecl
);

Parameters

pVertexElements

[in] An array of vertex elements.

ppDecl

[out, retval] Pointer to an IDirect3DVertexDeclaration9 pointer that returns the created vertex shader declaration.

Return Value

If the method succeeds, the return value is D3D_OK.

If the method fails, the return value can be

D3DERR_INVALIDCALL

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

Remarks

See the Vertex Declaration page for a detailed description of how to map vertex declarations between different versions of Microsoft?DirectX?