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Asked: 2026-06-07T12:23:49+00:00

i’ve been using the D3DX11CompileFromFile function to compile and create ID3D11VertexShader * and ID3D11PixelShader

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i’ve been using the D3DX11CompileFromFile function to compile and create ID3D11VertexShader * and ID3D11PixelShader * from the blob pointer after, like so:

ID3D10Blob * vertexShaderBuffer;
ID3D10Blob * errorMessage;

if(FAILED(D3DX11CompileFromFile(vsFilename.c_str(), NULL, NULL, "LightVertexShader", "vs_5_0", D3D10_SHADER_ENABLE_STRICTNESS, 0, NULL, &vertexShaderBuffer, &errorMessage, NULL)))
    return false;

if(FAILED(device->CreateVertexShader(vertexShaderBuffer->GetBufferPointer(), vertexShaderBuffer->GetBufferSize(), NULL, &m_vertexShader)))
    return false;

where vsFilename is a valid std::string and m_vertexShader is an ID3D11ShaderVertex *. i’m curious what the fourth parameter is for? Where is it used, when would i use it, what does it do? does it matter what it is? I ask, because with where i call it in my code, i don’t want the user to have to specify it if it has no other purpose than being unique.

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  1. Editorial Team

    It’s a name of your vertex shader function in file

    For example, if you have same code in shader file

    ...

PS_INPUT VS(VS_INPUT input)
{

    PS_INPUT output = (PS_INPUT) 0;
    ...

    With function call like D3DX11CompileFromFile(shaderFileName.c_str(), nullptr, nullptr, “VS”, …); you explain to DirectX which function from shader file starts work with vertex shader

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