Hi,

I was just wondering, if you don't set states in an effect but do it using your code (statemanager), why would you need a sampler 'struct' then in your FX/ shader file.

For example, I do this now:

sampler2D textureSampler = sampler_state
{
	Texture		= (DiffuseTex0);
};


// and in the PixelShader

	float4 textureColor = tex2D(textureSampler, input.TexCoord);

Is there a way to skip the sampler 'struct' and access the texture directly, something like:

	float4 textureColor = tex2D(sampler(DiffuseTex0), input.TexCoord);

// error: (168) X3037: constructors only defined for numeric bases

Any thoughts?

Thanks Tom.

I tried it, but I don't know how to 'link' the uniform extern texture (constant) to the sampler.

Update: it compiles (was a problem with the annotation), but when I set the texture I get this error:

D3DX: ID3DXEffect::SetTexture: Handle was incompatible with TEXTURE type

// I tried this:

uniform extern texture	DiffuseTex0		: DIFFUSE_TEXTURE0;
sampler DiffuseTex0;

// not possible, because DiffuseTex0 is then created twice.
// if I just try this:

sampler DiffuseTex0;

// then I don't have a uniform input (constant) anymore for the texture

Thanks, no problem. I hoped there was some secret magic :)