Hello all,

I'm attempting to encapsulate a couple of objects and am running into difficulty with the compiler not being able to identify the D3DXMatrix that the draw mesh function is looking for:


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{

m_pGraphics->GetDeviceCOM()->SetTransform(D3DTS_WORLD, m_WorldPos.GetMatrix());

}


where m_WorldPos is a private member class (of the object calling the function) which encapsulates the world transformation matrix. Unfortunately, the compiler gives me an error as the SetTransform function is looking for a constant pointer, and the encapsulated version is giving a "type qualifiers incompatible with member function" error.

Is there a method to work around this problem? I need to get something like &m_WorldPos.GetMatrix(), but I don't know the syntax to accomplish that.

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the compiler error reads:

"[font="Consolas"][size="1"][font="Consolas"][size="1"] error C2664: 'IDirect3DDevice9::SetTransform' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'const KEWorldPosition *' to 'const D3DMATRIX *'1> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast


So but the GetMatrix() ought to return a D3DXMATRIX* as that is the way it is coded. Even if I switch the declaration to const D3DXMATRIX* the compiler is still showing the parameter as part of the larger encapsulated object (KEWorldPosition)

Is there a way to get the compiler to identify the encapsulated D3DXMTRIX pointer, and not the encapsualted object?


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Actually you may have hit on the solution with writing in GetD3DXMATRIX routine. Let me try that and get back to you.

I found an inelegant but workable solution:


Instead of passing the class instance of KEWorldPosition, I included a D3XMATRIX m_matWorld in my encapsulation class, then manually set the matrix variables as follows:



[font="Consolas"][font="Consolas"]m_matWorld._11 = m_WorldPos.GetMatrix()->_11;

...

m_matWorld._44 = m_WorldPos.GetMatrix()->_44;


Now I can simply pass the m_matWorld pointer address to SetTransform function. Thanks for your putting me on the right path.

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