Could anyone explain the differences between those two things please?
- DepthStencilView (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ff476507(v=vs.85).aspx)
- DepthStencilState (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ff476506(v=vs.85).aspx)
So if one would not specify the state at all and just setting the view, depth testing would still work right?
Does it load some default settings then?
Yes, setting the depth stencil state to NULL will enable the default settings. It disables stencil and has depth comparison set to less: Clear your depth stencil view to 1.0f and you're probably fine.
Alright, so lets say the engine I am working with, is not using a depth stencil state yet. But I need to set that state now for my stuff. Afterwards I would like to set it to what it was before I changed it.
To do this I would just use OMSetDepthStencilState(NULL, 0) and set the state to NULL again? Or do I actually have to create another state that with default parameters and set that active?
Also what do you exactly mean with:
Clear your depth stencil view to 1.0f and you're probably fine.
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