Allows you to define information about your custom shader definition. For example, this is where you can assign it a ShaderDef.Category so that it will appear in the Preset Manager.

This callback is fired after the shader plug-in loaded (that is, after XSILoadPlugin returns).

Custom Shaders

public class <plugin-item_name>

{

	public bool DefineInfo( Context in_context )

	{

		...

	}

}

CStatus <plugin-item_name>_DefineInfo( CRef& in_context ) 

{ 

	... 

}

function <plugin-item_name>_DefineInfo( in_context ) 

{ 

	... 

}

def <plugin-item_name>_DefineInfo( in_context ):

	...

Function <plugin-item_name>_DefineInfo( in_context )

	...

End Function

sub <plugin-item_name>_DefineInfo 

{ 

	my $in_context = shift; 

}

<plugin-item-name> is a special string constructed from the plug-in name, the name specified in the call to PluginRegistrar.RegisterShader, and the major and minor version numbers, with any spaces converted to underscores. For example, if you register a shader definition in a plug-in called "MyPlugin" with the shader class name "My Shader", and the version number 1.0, the callback function names start with "MyPlugin_My_Shader_1_0".

Parameter	Language	Type	Description
in_context	Scripting and C#	Context	Use the Context.GetAttribute method to get basic information, such as Category, DisplayName, etc.
	C++	CRef&	Use the Context.GetAttribute method to get basic information, such as Category, DisplayName, etc.

Attribute	Get/Set	Description
ClassName	Returns a String or CString	The class name of the shader. This is used to build the ShaderDef.ProgID with the parser name and version number in this form: "ParserName.ClassName.MajorVersion.MinorVersion".
MajorVersion	Returns a Long or ULONG	The major version of the shader definition. This is used to build the ShaderDef.ProgID with the parser name, class name and minor version number in this form: "ParserName.ClassName.MajorVersion.MinorVersion".
MinorVersion	Returns a Long or ULONG	The minor version of the shader definition. This is used to build the ShaderDef.ProgID with the parser name, class name and major version number in this form: "ParserName.ClassName.MajorVersion.MinorVersion".
Category	Returns a String or CString	The category to use in the Preset Manager.
DisplayName	Returns a String or CString	The display name to use in the Preset Manager.
Errors	Returns a String or CString	The parser can output parse errors.
Warnings	Returns a String or CString	The parser can output parse warnings.
{XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX} or simple string attribute name	Sets a String or CString	You can set a custom shader attribute in the ShaderDef by setting a string repesenting a GUID or the name of any attribute.

• PluginRegistrar.RegisterShader
• Define (Shader)
• Shader Callbacks