Command line tool used to generate binary resources for use with SpriteFont.

DirectXTK for Audio source files and internal implementation headers.

DirectXTK source files and internal implementation headers.

XboxDDSTextureLoader.h - Xbox One exclusive apps variant of DDSTextureLoader.

WICTextureLoader.h - WIC-based image file texture loader.

VertexTypes.h - structures for commonly used vertex data formats.

SpriteFont.h - bitmap based text rendering.

SpriteBatch.h - simple & efficient 2D sprite rendering.

SimpleMath.h - simplified C++ wrapper for DirectXMath.

ScreenGrab.h - light-weight screen shot saver.

PrimitiveBatch.h - simple and efficient way to draw user primitives.

PostProcess.h - set of built-in shaders for common post-processing operations.

Keyboard.h - keyboard state tracking helper.

GraphicsMemory.h - helper for managing dynamic graphics memory allocation.

GeometricPrimitive.h - draws basic shapes such as cubes and spheres.

GamePad.h - gamepad controller helper using XInput,, or GameInput.

Effects.h - set of built-in shaders for common rendering tasks.

DirectXHelpers.h - misc C++ helpers for D3D programming.

DDSTextureLoader.h - light-weight DDS file texture loader.

CommonStates.h - factory providing commonly used D3D state objects.

BufferHelpers.h - C++ helpers for creating D3D resources from CPU data.

Audio.h - low-level audio API using XAudio2 (DirectXTK for Audio public header).

Public Header Files (in the DirectX C++ namespace):

For details, see Where is the DirectX SDK?. These components are designed to work without requiring any content from the legacy DirectX SDK. Use of the Windows Update SDK ( 19041) or later is required for Visual Studio.

This code is designed to build with Visual Studio 2019 (16.11), Visual Studio 2022, clang for Windows v12 or later, or MinGW 12.2. This package contains the 'DirectX Tool Kit', a collection of helper classes for writing Direct3D 11 C++ code for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps for Windows 11, Windows 10, Xbox One, and Win32 desktop applications for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or later.

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