Mesh.Sphere Method

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12/12/2007

Uses a left-handed coordinate system to create a mesh that contains a sphere.

Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsMobile.DirectX.Direct3D
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsMobile.DirectX (in microsoft.windowsmobile.directx.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Sphere ( _
    device As Device, _
    radius As Single, _
    slices As Integer, _
    stacks As Integer _
) As Mesh
'Usage
Dim device As Device
Dim radius As Single
Dim slices As Integer
Dim stacks As Integer
Dim returnValue As Mesh

returnValue = Mesh.Sphere(device, radius, slices, stacks)

public static Mesh Sphere (
    Device device,
    float radius,
    int slices,
    int stacks
)

public:
static Mesh^ Sphere (
    Device^ device, 
    float radius, 
    int slices, 
    int stacks
)

public static Mesh Sphere (
    Device device, 
    float radius, 
    int slices, 
    int stacks
)

public static function Sphere (
    device : Device, 
    radius : float, 
    slices : int, 
    stacks : int
) : Mesh

Not applicable.

Parameters

device
A Device object that represents the device associated with the created sphere mesh.

radius
Radius of the sphere. This value should be greater than or equal to 0.0f.

slices
Number of slices around the main axis.

stacks
Number of stacks along the main axis.

Return Value

A Mesh object that represents the sphere mesh.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
InvalidCallException	The method call is invalid. For example, a method's parameter may contain an invalid value.
OutOfMemoryException	Direct3D could not allocate sufficient memory to complete the call.

Remarks

The created sphere is centered at the origin, and its axis is aligned with the z-axis.

Platforms

Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

Version Information

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0

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