D3DX11CompileEffectFromFile

Compiles text-based FX source file using the fx_5_0 profile and then creates an effect.

HRESULT D3DX11CompileEffectFromFile(
   LPCWSTR pFileName,
   const D3D_SHADER_MACRO *pDefines, ID3DInclude *pInclude,
   UINT HLSLFlags, UINT FXFlags,
   ID3D11Device *pDevice,
   ID3DX11Effect **ppEffect,
   ID3DBlob **ppErrors );

This function is not present in the legacy DirectX SDK version of Effects 11.

Headers

#include <d3dcompiler.h>
#include "d3dx11effect.h"

Parameters

pFileName: Filename and path to FX source file.

pDefines: An array of nul-terminated macro definitions. See D3D_SHADER_MACRO.

pInclude: A pointer to a ID3DInclude for handling include files. Can be set to D3D_COMPILE_STANDARD_FILE_INCLUDE when using D3DCompile #46 or later. Setting this to nullptr will cause an error if the source contains an #include statement. See ID3DInclude.

HLSLFlags: Same as D3DCompile Flags1. See D3DCOMPILE constants.

FXFlags: Same as D3DCompile Flags2. See D3DCOMPILE_EFFECT constants.

pDevice: Direct3D device for creating rendering resources and modifying state.

ppEffect: Pointer to the newly created effect instance.

ppErrors: Optional compiler error messages return.