NewScene("", false);

// Create an object with a texture shader

var root = Application.ActiveProject.ActiveScene.Root;

var model = root.AddModel();

model.Name = "MyModel";

var object = model.AddGeometry( "Sphere", "MeshSurface" );

BlendInPresets( "Image", object, 1, false );

CreateProjection( object, siTxtSpherical, siTxtDefaultSpherical, "TxtSupport", "TxtProjection" );

var filename = Application.InstallationPath( siFactoryPath ) + 

	"\\Data\\XSI_SAMPLES\\Pictures\\xsilogo.jpg";

var imageclip = CreateImageClip( filename, "XSILogo" );

// Set up the texture space on the texture shader

var mat = object.Material;

var textureshader = null;

// Different ways to get the texture shader:

// Method 1

textureshader = object.Material.CurrentTexture;

// Method 2

var shaders = mat.FindShaders(siShaderFilter);

textureshader = shaders("Image");

// Method 3

textureshader = mat.Shaders("Phong").Shaders("diffuse_blend").Shaders("Image");

// Set the texturespace parameters

SetInstanceDataValue(null, textureshader+".tspace_id", "TxtProjection");

textureshader.Parameters("tex").Connect(imageclip);

// List the names and input types of all parameters that support shader connections

var eParams = new Enumerator(mat.Parameters);

for ( ; !eParams.atEnd(); eParams.moveNext() )

{

	var param = eParams.item();

	if (param.capabilities & siTexturable)

	{

		var inputtype = mat.GetShaderInputType(param.scriptname);

		// This parameter supports a shader connection

		Application.LogMessage( param.FullName + " has shader inputtype = " + ShaderParameterTypeAsText(type) );

	}		

}

// Expected results:

// INFO : MyModel.sphere.Material.surface has shader inputtype = 4

// INFO : MyModel.sphere.Material.volume has shader inputtype = 4

// INFO : MyModel.sphere.Material.environment has shader inputtype = 4

// INFO : MyModel.sphere.Material.contour has shader inputtype = 4

// INFO : MyModel.sphere.Material.displacement has shader inputtype = 3

// INFO : MyModel.sphere.Material.shadow has shader inputtype = 4

// INFO : MyModel.sphere.Material.Photon has shader inputtype = 4

// INFO : MyModel.sphere.Material.PhotonVolume has shader inputtype = 4

// INFO : MyModel.sphere.Material.normal has shader inputtype = 5

// INFO : MyModel.sphere.Material.Lightmap has shader inputtype = 20

// INFO : MyModel.sphere.Material.RealTime has shader inputtype = 16

// INFO : MyModel.sphere.Material.material has shader inputtype = 12

// Helper functions

function ShaderParameterTypeAsText(type)

{

	switch (type)

	{

		case siUnknownParameterType : return "siUnknownParameterType";			

		case siBooleanParameterType : return "siBooleanParameterType";			

		case siColorParameterType : return "siColorParameterType";			

		case siDataParameterType : return "siDataParameterType";			

		case siIntegerParameterType : return "siIntegerParameterType";			

		case siLensParameterType : return "siLensParameterType";			

		case siLightParameterType : return "siLightParameterType";			

		case siMaterialParameterType : return "siMaterialParameterType";			

		case siMatrixParameterType : return "siMatrixParameterType";			

		case siModelParameterType : return "siModelParameterType";			

		case siRealTimeParameterType : return "siRealTimeParameterType";			

		case siReferenceParameterType : return "siReferenceParameterType";			

		case siScalarParameterType : return "siScalarParameterType";			

		case siShaderParameterType : return "siShaderParameterType";			

		case siStringParameterType : return "siStringParameterType";			

		case siStructParameterType : return "siStructParameterType";			

		case siTextureParameterType : return "siTextureParameterType";			

		case siTextureSpaceParameterType : return "siTextureSpaceParameterType";			

		case siVectorParameterType : return "siVectorParameterType";			

		default: return inputtype;

	}

}