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Renderable::GetRenderType

Defined in:  C4Renderable.h
Returns the primitive render type.
Prototype

RenderType GetRenderType(voidconst;

Description
The GetRenderType function returns one of the following values, representing the primitive render type of an object, where n represents the number of vertices.
kRenderPoints A set of n points.
kRenderLines A set of n / 2 unconnected line segments.
kRenderLineStrip A set of n − 1 connected line segments.
kRenderLineLoop A set of n connected line segments forming a closed loop.
kRenderIndexedLines A set of line segments with indexed vertices.
kRenderTriangles A set of n / 3 unconnected triangles.
kRenderTriangleStrip A set of n − 2 triangles connected as a strip.
kRenderIndexedTriangles A set of triangles with indexed vertices.
kRenderQuads A set of n / 4 unconnected quads.
See Also

Renderable::SetRenderType