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Common Structures

• D3D11_INPUT_ELEMENT_DESC

  Defines an element in the input buffer.

• D3D11_VIEWPORT

  Defines a viewport.

• D3D11_BUFFER_DESC

  Describes a buffer.

• D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC

  Describes a 2D texture.

• D3D11_DEPTH_STENCIL_VIEW_DESC

  Describes a depth-stencil view.

• DXGI_SWAP_CHAIN_DESC

  Describes a swap chain.

Shader Structures

• D3D11_SHADER_RESOURCE_VIEW_DESC

  Describes a shader resource view.

• D3D11_PIXEL_SHADER_DESC

  Describes a pixel shader.

• D3D11_VERTEX_SHADER_DESC

  Describes a vertex shader.

Rasterizer Structures

• D3D11_RASTERIZER_DESC

  Describes a rasterizer state.

Sampler Structures

• D3D11_SAMPLER_DESC

  Describes a sampler state.

Example Usage

Here's a brief example of how a structure might be defined and used:

// Defining a vertex structure
    struct Vertex
    {
        float x, y, z;
        float r, g, b;
    };

    // Creating an input element description for the vertex structure
    D3D11_INPUT_ELEMENT_DESC layout[] =
    {
        { "POSITION", 0, DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_FLOAT, 0, 0, D3D11_INPUT_PER_VERTEX_DATA, 0 },
        { "COLOR",    0, DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_FLOAT, 0, 12, D3D11_INPUT_PER_VERTEX_DATA, 0 }
    };

    // ... later used to create the input layout for the graphics pipeline