cgGetTypeClass(3)

NAME
cgGetTypeClass - get the parameter class associated with a type enumerant

SYNOPSIS
  #include <Cg/cg.h>
  CGparameterclass cgGetTypeClass( CGtype type );

PARAMETERS
The type enumerant.

RETURN VALUES
Returns the parameter class of the enumerant type. Possible return values are:

  B<CG_PARAMETERCLASS_UNKNOWN>
  B<CG_PARAMETERCLASS_SCALAR>
  B<CG_PARAMETERCLASS_VECTOR>
  B<CG_PARAMETERCLASS_MATRIX>
  B<CG_PARAMETERCLASS_STRUCT>
  B<CG_PARAMETERCLASS_ARRAY>
  B<CG_PARAMETERCLASS_SAMPLER>
  B<CG_PARAMETERCLASS_OBJECT>

DESCRIPTION
cgGetTypeClass returns the parameter class associated with a type enumerant. For example, cgGetTypeClass(CG_FLOAT3x4) returns CG_PARAMETERCLASS_MATRIX while cgGetTypeClass(CG_HALF) returns CG_PARAMETERCLASS_SCALAR and cgGetTypeClass(CG_BOOL3) returns CG_PARAMETERCLASS_VECTOR.

CG_PARAMETERCLASS_UNKNOWN is returned if the type is unknown.

EXAMPLES
to-be-written

ERRORS
None

HISTORY
cgGetTypeClass was introduced in Cg 1.5.

SEE ALSO
the cgGetType manpage, the cgGetTypeBase manpage, the cgGetParameterType manpage