Releasing backbuffers manualy in D3D 8.1
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I need to know if it is possible to manually release backbuffers in Direct3D 8.1 (DirecX Graphics) and if so, how to do it. Any help would be appreciated...
Why do you ask?
If you have a reference then you should eventually release it, such as before resetting the device or exiting the app. This is basic COM. You would only have a reference if you''ve called GetBackBuffer on the device or swap chain.
But you should never release a reference you don''t own. If you''re thinking of running down the reference count on a back buffer, again 1) Why do you want to do this? and 2) Don''t do it.
If you have a reference then you should eventually release it, such as before resetting the device or exiting the app. This is basic COM. You would only have a reference if you''ve called GetBackBuffer on the device or swap chain.
But you should never release a reference you don''t own. If you''re thinking of running down the reference count on a back buffer, again 1) Why do you want to do this? and 2) Don''t do it.
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Well, I want to do this because of a strange, unusual problem I''ve been having for a while of which I, or no-one else for that matter, can solve. See ''D3D freezes my computer'', which is on page 2 now, for my bloody annoying problem. Anyhow, I figure if I can manually release the backbuffers then release my D3D then I might be able to fix this thing...
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