Re: [PATCH 2/7] d3dx9: Add IUnknown method calls to ID3DXMesh.

[Misha Koshelev]

> On 24 June 2010 05:18, Misha Koshelev <misha680 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > +#if !defined(__cplusplus) || defined(CINTERFACE)
> > +/*** IUnknown methods ***/
> > +#define ID3DXMesh_QueryInterface(p,a,b)    (p)->lpVtbl->QueryInterface(p,a,b)
> > +#define ID3DXMesh_AddRef(p)                (p)->lpVtbl->AddRef(p)
> > +#define ID3DXMesh_Release(p)               (p)->lpVtbl->Release(p)
> > +#else
> > +/*** IUnknown methods ***/
> > +#define ID3DXMesh_QueryInterface(p,a,b)    (p)->QueryInterface(a,b)
> > +#define ID3DXMesh_AddRef(p)                (p)->AddRef()
> > +#define ID3DXMesh_Release(p)               (p)->Release()
> > +#endif
> > -
>
> Which version of the DX SDK do these match?

Ok, now here I just have to plead ignorance my apologies...

If I do not declare these functions, how do I call the Release method of
the appropriate interfaces?

Specifically, I started looking at the test for line.c - I believe that
if I create a mesh, I have to release it.

I have largely been learning from this page:
http://www.mvps.org/directx/articles/d3dxmesh.htm
(which is DirectX 8)
but it seems I have to somehow release the functions no?

Also, I'm probably going to start with the D3DXCreateBox function, as I
need to figure out exactly what's going on with the vertices before I
delve into something as complicated as spheres ;)

Thanks y'all :)

Misha

[PATCH 2/7] d3dx9: Add IUnknown method calls to ID3DXMesh.

[Henri Verbeet]

On 25 June 2010 18:14, Misha Koshelev  wrote:
> If I do not declare these functions, how do I call the Release method of
> the appropriate interfaces?
>
> Specifically, I started looking at the test for line.c - I believe that
> if I create a mesh, I have to release it.

If it's just about releasing the interface, using the generic
IUnknown_Release macro should always work. The larger issue though is
that most (all?) of the d3dx9 interfaces don't have corresponding C
macros. That means you'll have to call those functions explicitly
through lpVtbl in C, but you'd have to do that when using the MS
headers as well.