do you have to use createwindow to create the main directx window? or does the directx api have its own way?

do you have to use createwindow to create the main directx window? or does the directx api have its own way?

• Yvon Turcotte

  Pieter Germishuys wrote:

  Yep, You have to create a window and then pass it's handle to the method that will create the device. In c++ it will look something like this pDirect3d->CreateDevice(...Window->hWnd...) In Managed DirectX you pass the handle to the constructor of the device. Device device = new Device(... Window.Handle...) The reason for this is in the flexibility it provides when you want to render to other controls such as Panels for creating tools and you want to see the effects of it in your engine. I hope this helps. Take care.

  And for me use WindowsForms, I instance igual Using C++ and Forms, create a window igual And to instance the window at grounpbox How Ido

  Samples please....

  
  
  

• DOrsborne

  Nope that's correct.
  
  
  
  

• Jeff Solomon

  most examples ive seen , use the HWND handle to using createwindow
  is this the woong way
  
  
  

• skyshock21

  Yep, You have to create a window and then pass it's handle to the method that will create the device.
  In c++ it will look something like this
  pDirect3d->CreateDevice(...Window->hWnd...)
  In Managed DirectX you pass the handle to the constructor of the device.
  Device device = new Device(... Window.Handle...)
  
  The reason for this is in the flexibility it provides when you want to render to other controls such as Panels for creating tools and you want to see the effects of it in your engine.
  
  I hope this helps.
  Take care.
  
  
  
• do you have to use createwindow to create the main directx window? or does the directx api have its own way?