Package Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
IEffectFog
IEffectLights	Gets or sets lighting parameters for the current effect.
IEffectMatrices	Gets or sets transformation matrix parameters for the current effect.
IGraphicsDeviceService	Defines a mechanism for retrieving GraphicsDevice objects.
IVertexType	Vertex type interface which is implemented by a custom vertex type structure.

Class Summary

Class	Description
BlendState	Contains blend state for the device.
DepthStencilState	Contains depth-stencil state for the device.
DirectionalLight	Represents a DirectionalLight object.
DisplayMode	Describes the display mode.
DisplayModeCollection	Manipulates a collection of DisplayMode structures.
DualTextureEffect	Contains a configurable effect that supports two-layer multitexturing.
DynamicIndexBuffer
DynamicVertexBuffer
Effect	Used to set and query effects, and to choose techniques.
EffectAnnotation	Represents an annotation to an EffectParameter.
EffectAnnotationCollection	Manipulates a collection of EffectAnnotation objects.
EffectMaterial	Contains an effect subclass which is used to load data for an EffectMaterialContent type.
EffectParameter	Represents an Effect parameter.
EffectParameterCollection	Manipulates a collection of EffectParameter objects.
EffectPass	Contains rendering state for drawing with an effect; an effect can contain one or more passes.
EffectPassCollection	Manipulates a collection of EffectPass objects.
EffectTechnique	Represents an effect technique.
EffectTechniqueCollection	Manipulates a collection of EffectTechnique objects.
GraphicsAdapter	Provides methods to retrieve and manipulate graphics adapters.
GraphicsDevice	Performs primitive-based rendering, creates resources, handles system-level variables, adjusts gamma ramp levels, and creates shaders.
GraphicsResource	Queries and prepares resources.
IndexBuffer	Describes the rendering order of the vertices in a vertex buffer.
Model	Represents a 3D model composed of multiple ModelMesh objects which may be moved independently.
ModelBone	Represents bone data for a model.
ModelBoneCollection	Represents a set of bones associated with a model.
ModelEffectCollection	Represents a collection of effects associated with a model.
ModelMesh	Represents a mesh that is part of a Model.
ModelMeshCollection	Represents a collection of ModelMesh objects.
ModelMeshPart	Represents a batch of geometry information to submit to the graphics device during rendering.
ModelMeshPartCollection
PresentationParameters
RasterizerState	Contains Rasterizer State, which determines how to convert vector data (shapes) into raster data (pixels).
RenderTarget2D	Contains a 2D texture that can be used as a render target.
RenderTargetBinding	Binds an array of render targets.
RenderTargetCube	Represents a cubic texture resource that will be written to at the end of a render pass.
ResourceCreatedEventArgs	Contains event data.
ResourceDestroyedEventArgs	Contains event data.
SamplerState	Contains sampler state, which determines how to sample texture data.
SpriteBatch	Enables a group of Sprites to be drawn using the same settings.
SpriteFont
Texture	Represents a texture resource
Texture2D	Represents a 2D grid of texels.
Texture3D	Represents a 3D volume of texels.
TextureCollection	Represents a collection of Texture objects.
TextureCube	Represents a set of six 2D textures, one for each face of a cube.
VertexBuffer	Represents a list of 3D vertices to be streamed to the graphics device.
VertexBufferBinding	Binding structure that specifies a vertex buffer and other per-vertex parameters (such as offset and instancing) for a graphics device.
VertexDeclaration	A vertex declaration, which defines per-vertex data.
VertexElement	Defines input vertex data to the pipeline.
VertexPositionColor	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains position and color information.
VertexPositionColorTexture	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains position, color, and one set of texture coordinates.
VertexPositionNormalTexture	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains position, normal data, and one set of texture coordinates.
VertexPositionTexture	Describes a custom vertex format structure that contains position and one set of texture coordinates.
Viewport	Defines the window dimensions of a render-target surface onto which a 3D volume projects.

Enum Summary

Enum	Description
Blend	Defines color blending factors.
BlendFunction	Defines how to combine a source color with the destination color already on the render target for color blending.
BufferUsage	Specifies special usage of the buffer contents.
ClearOptions
ColorWriteChannels	Defines the color channels that can be chosen for a per-channel write to a render target color buffer.
CompareFunction	Defines comparison functions that can be chosen for alpha, stencil, or depth-buffer tests.
CubeMapFace	Defines the faces of a cube map in the TextureCube class type.
CullMode	Defines winding orders that may be used to identify back faces for culling.
DepthFormat	Defines the format of data in a depth-stencil buffer.
DeviceType
EffectParameterClass	Defines classes that can be used for effect parameters or shader constants.
EffectParameterType	Defines types that can be used for effect parameters or shader constants.
FillMode	Describes options for filling the vertices and lines that define a primitive.
GraphicsDeviceStatus	Describes the status of the device.
GraphicsProfile	Identifies the set of supported devices for the game based on device capabilities.
IndexElementSize	Defines the size of an element of an index buffer.
PresentInterval	Defines flags that describe the relationship between the adapter refresh rate and the rate at which Present operations are completed.
PrimitiveType	Defines how vertex data is ordered.
RenderTargetUsage	Determines how render target data is used once a new render target is set.
SaveStateMode
SetDataOptions	Describes whether existing vertex or index buffer data will be overwritten or discarded during a SetData operation.
ShaderProfile
SpriteEffects	Defines sprite mirroring options.
SpriteSortMode	Defines sprite sort-rendering options.
StencilOperation	Defines stencil buffer operations.
SurfaceFormat	Defines various types of surface formats.
TextureAddressMode	Defines modes for addressing texels using texture coordinates that are outside of the typical range of 0.0 to 1.0.
TextureFilter	Defines filtering types during texture sampling.
VertexElementFormat	Defines vertex element formats.
VertexElementUsage	Defines usage for vertex elements.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
DeviceLostException	The exception that is thrown when the device has been lost, but cannot be reset at this time.
DeviceNotResetException	The exception that is thrown when the device has been lost, but can be reset at this time.
NoSuitableGraphicsDeviceException	Thrown when no available graphics device fits the given device preferences.