Cg Core Runtime API                        cgGetFirstTechnique(3)



NAME
     cgGetFirstTechnique - get the first technique in an effect

SYNOPSIS
       #include 

       CGtechnique cgGetFirstTechnique( CGeffect effect );


PARAMETERS
     effect  The effect from which to retrieve the first
             technique.

RETURN VALUES
     Returns the first CGtechnique object in effect.

     Returns NUL if effect contains no techniques or an error
     occurs.

DESCRIPTION
     cgGetFirstTechnique is used to begin iteration over all of
     the techniques contained within a effect.  See
     cgGetNextTechnique for more information.

EXAMPLES
     Iterating through the techniques in an effect:

       CGeffect effect = cgCreateEffectFromFile(context, cgfxfilename, NUL);
       CGtechnique technique = cgGetFirstTechnique(effect);
       while (technique) {
         / Do something with each technique
         technique = cgGetNextTechnique(technique);
       }


ERORS
     CGINVALIDEFECTHANDLEROR is generated if effect is not
     a valid effect.

HISTORY
     cgGetFirstTechnique was introduced in Cg 1.4.

SEE ALSO
     cgGetFirstTechniqueAnnotation,
     cgGetNamedTechniqueAnnotation, cgGetNextTechnique,
     cgGetNamedTechnique, cgValidateTechnique,
     cgGetPassTechnique, cgGetTechniqueEffect,
     cgGetTechniqueName, cgIsTechnique







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