OGRE  13.6
Object-Oriented Graphics Rendering Engine
Ogre::VertexElement Class Reference

This class declares the usage of a single vertex buffer as a component of a complete VertexDeclaration. More...

#include <OgreHardwareVertexBuffer.h>

+ Inheritance diagram for Ogre::VertexElement:

Public Member Functions

 VertexElement ()
 Constructor, should not be called directly, only needed because of list. More...
 
 VertexElement (unsigned short source, size_t offset, VertexElementType theType, VertexElementSemantic semantic, unsigned short index=0)
 Constructor, should not be called directly, call VertexDeclaration::addElement. More...
 
template<typename T >
void baseVertexPointerToElement (void *pBase, T **pElem) const
 Adjusts a pointer to the base of a vertex to point at this element. More...
 
unsigned short getIndex (void) const
 Gets the index of this element, only applicable for repeating elements. More...
 
size_t getOffset (void) const
 Gets the offset into the buffer where this element starts. More...
 
VertexElementSemantic getSemantic (void) const
 Gets the meaning of this element. More...
 
size_t getSize (void) const
 Gets the size of this element in bytes. More...
 
unsigned short getSource (void) const
 Gets the vertex buffer index from where this element draws it's values. More...
 
VertexElementType getType (void) const
 Gets the data format of this element. More...
 
bool operator== (const VertexElement &rhs) const
 

Static Public Member Functions

static uint32 convertColourValue (const ColourValue &src, VertexElementType)
 
static void convertColourValue (VertexElementType srcType, VertexElementType dstType, uint32 *ptr)
 
static VertexElementType getBaseType (VertexElementType multiType)
 Simple converter function which will turn a type into it's single-value (or lowest multiple-value) equivalent - makes switches on type easier. More...
 
static VertexElementType getBestColourVertexElementType ()
 
static unsigned short getTypeCount (VertexElementType etype)
 Utility method which returns the count of values in a given type (result for colors may be counter-intuitive) More...
 
static size_t getTypeSize (VertexElementType etype)
 Utility method for helping to calculate offsets. More...
 
static VertexElementType multiplyTypeCount (VertexElementType baseType, unsigned short count)
 Simple converter function which will return a type large enough to hold 'count' values of the same type as the values in 'baseType'. More...
 

Detailed Description

This class declares the usage of a single vertex buffer as a component of a complete VertexDeclaration.

Remarks
Several vertex buffers can be used to supply the input geometry for a rendering operation, and in each case a vertex buffer can be used in different ways for different operations; the buffer itself does not define the semantics (position, normal etc), the VertexElement class does.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ VertexElement() [1/2]

Ogre::VertexElement::VertexElement ( )
inline

Constructor, should not be called directly, only needed because of list.

◆ VertexElement() [2/2]

Ogre::VertexElement::VertexElement ( unsigned short  source,
size_t  offset,
VertexElementType  theType,
VertexElementSemantic  semantic,
unsigned short  index = 0 
)

Constructor, should not be called directly, call VertexDeclaration::addElement.

Member Function Documentation

◆ getSource()

unsigned short Ogre::VertexElement::getSource ( void  ) const
inline

Gets the vertex buffer index from where this element draws it's values.

◆ getOffset()

size_t Ogre::VertexElement::getOffset ( void  ) const
inline

Gets the offset into the buffer where this element starts.

◆ getType()

VertexElementType Ogre::VertexElement::getType ( void  ) const
inline

Gets the data format of this element.

◆ getSemantic()

VertexElementSemantic Ogre::VertexElement::getSemantic ( void  ) const
inline

Gets the meaning of this element.

◆ getIndex()

unsigned short Ogre::VertexElement::getIndex ( void  ) const
inline

Gets the index of this element, only applicable for repeating elements.

◆ getSize()

size_t Ogre::VertexElement::getSize ( void  ) const

Gets the size of this element in bytes.

◆ getTypeSize()

static size_t Ogre::VertexElement::getTypeSize ( VertexElementType  etype)
static

Utility method for helping to calculate offsets.

◆ getTypeCount()

static unsigned short Ogre::VertexElement::getTypeCount ( VertexElementType  etype)
static

Utility method which returns the count of values in a given type (result for colors may be counter-intuitive)

◆ multiplyTypeCount()

static VertexElementType Ogre::VertexElement::multiplyTypeCount ( VertexElementType  baseType,
unsigned short  count 
)
static

Simple converter function which will return a type large enough to hold 'count' values of the same type as the values in 'baseType'.

The 'baseType' parameter should have the smallest count available. The return type may have the count rounded up to the next multiple of 4 bytes. Byte types will always return a 4-count type, while short types will return either a 2-count or 4-count type.

◆ getBaseType()

static VertexElementType Ogre::VertexElement::getBaseType ( VertexElementType  multiType)
static

Simple converter function which will turn a type into it's single-value (or lowest multiple-value) equivalent - makes switches on type easier.

May give counter-intuitive results with bytes or shorts.

◆ convertColourValue() [1/2]

static void Ogre::VertexElement::convertColourValue ( VertexElementType  srcType,
VertexElementType  dstType,
uint32 ptr 
)
static
Deprecated:
do not use

◆ convertColourValue() [2/2]

static uint32 Ogre::VertexElement::convertColourValue ( const ColourValue src,
VertexElementType   
)
inlinestatic

◆ getBestColourVertexElementType()

static VertexElementType Ogre::VertexElement::getBestColourVertexElementType ( )
inlinestatic
Deprecated:
use VET_UBYTE4_NORM

References Ogre::VET_UBYTE4_NORM.

◆ operator==()

bool Ogre::VertexElement::operator== ( const VertexElement rhs) const
inline

◆ baseVertexPointerToElement()

template<typename T >
void Ogre::VertexElement::baseVertexPointerToElement ( void *  pBase,
T **  pElem 
) const
inline

Adjusts a pointer to the base of a vertex to point at this element.

Pointers are passed as a parameter because we can't rely on covariant return types.

Parameters
pBasePointer to the start of a vertex in this buffer.
pElemPointer to a pointer which will be set to the start of this element.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file: