Vertex buffer hell

First, read this: http://ahlukalt.blogspot.com/ (The latest post, "Vertex Buffers").

They're out to get me.

Here's my vertex struct along with the array of them I'm using:

Code:

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struct CUSTOMVERTEX
{
  float x, y, z;
  DWORD color;;
};

CUSTOMVERTEX g_4Verts[] =
{
  {-1.0f, -1.0f, 5.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 0, 0)},
  {-1.0f,  1.0f, 5.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 255, 0)},
  { 1.0f, -1.0f, 5.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0, 255, 0)},
  { 1.0f,  1.0f, 5.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0, 0, 255)}
};

USHORT g_Indices[] = { 0, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2 };

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So first I was locking the vertex buffer with D3DLOCK_DISCARD only to find out "Direct3D9: (ERROR) :Can specify D3DLOCK_DISCARD or D3DLOCK_NOOVERWRITE for only Vertex Buffers created with D3DUSAGE_DYNAMIC".

So I set the lock flag to 0 (since I don't know what else to set it to) and now the Lock() calls succeed but still nothing is drawn.

Here's where I create the vertex / index buffers and fill 'em up. I think it's pretty self explanatory; If you want me to post up the vertex / index buffer classes, tell me:

Code:

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// The 0 (3rd arg) to SetData() is setting the Lock() flags to 0
void Game::OnCreateDevice(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 pDevice)
{
  m_VB4.CreateBuffer(pDevice, 4, D3DFVF_XYZ | D3DFVF_DIFFUSE, sizeof(CUSTOMVERTEX));
  m_VB4.SetData(4, g_4Verts, 0);
  m_IB.CreateBuffer(pDevice, 6, D3DFMT_INDEX16);
  m_IB.SetData(6, g_Indices, 0);
  m_VB4.SetIndexBuffer(&m_IB);
}

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The rendering:

Code:

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void Game::OnRenderFrame(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 pDevice)
{
  pDevice->Clear(0, 0, D3DCLEAR_TARGET | D3DCLEAR_ZBUFFER, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0, 0, 200),
                1.0f, 0);
  pDevice->BeginScene();

  m_VB4.Render(pDevice, 2, D3DPT_TRIANGLELIST);

  pDevice->EndScene();
  pDevice->Present(0, 0, 0, 0);
}

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Here's the Render() method itself:

Code:

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void bgVertexBuffer::Render(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 pDevice, UINT uNumPrimitives,
                            D3DPRIMITIVETYPE primitiveType)
{
  if (!pDevice)
    return;

  pDevice->SetStreamSource(0, m_pVB, 0, m_uVertexSize);
  pDevice->SetFVF(m_dwFVF);

  // Got milk? Oops, I mean, Got an index buffer?
  if (m_pIB)
  {
    pDevice->SetIndices(m_pIB->GetBuffer());
    pDevice->DrawIndexedPrimitive(primitiveType, 0, 0, m_uNumVertices, 0, uNumPrimitives);
  }
  else
    pDevice->DrawPrimitive(primitiveType, 0, uNumPrimitives);
}

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While debugging I don't get any DirectX error messages in the output window so I'm fairly stumped. It's nothing to do with setting the Lock() flags to 0 is it?

Since you are wrapping the vertex buffer and index buffer it's impossible for me to help.

Code:

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IDirect3DVertexBuffer9 *m_pVB=NULL

m_pDevice->CreateVertexBuffer(length*sizeof(VertexStruct::FVF),D3DUSAGE_WRITEONLY,VertexStruct::FVF,D3DPOOL_MANAGED,&m_pVB);

VertexStruct *pVerts=NULL;
m_pVB->Lock(0,0,(void **)&pVerts,0);

//Write to vertex buffer

m_pVB->Unlock();
...
...

m_pDevice->SetFVF(VertexStruct::FVF);
m_pDevice->SetStreamSource(0,m_pVB,0,sizeof(VertexStruct));

//Render

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For index buffers you just create the buffer, lock it, write to it, unlock it, set the index buffer, and render.

If you fail to unlock your vertex or index buffers nothing will be rendered.

Also you really need to get a book. Tutorials only go so far. A book will explain to you how Direct3D and
DirectX all fit together and work. A tutorial can never teach you everything. What you will get is
code that renders something but you won't have any idea why.

I really shouldn't do this late at night. You know what the problem was?
I wasn't doing this:

Code:

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  D3DXMATRIX id;
  D3DXMatrixIdentity(&id);
  pDevice->SetTransform(D3DTS_WORLD, &id);
  pDevice->SetTransform(D3DTS_VIEW, &id);

  D3DXMATRIX projection;
  D3DXMatrixIdentity(&projection);
  float aspect = (float) m_pFramework->GetWidth() / (float) m_pFramework->GetHeight();
  D3DXMatrixPerspectiveFovLH(&projection, D3DX_PI / 3, aspect, 1.0f, 1000.0f);
  pDevice->SetTransform(D3DTS_PROJECTION, &projection);

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I am such an idiot.