VertexElementFormat Enumeration

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Defines vertex element formats.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics
Assembly:  Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics (in Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Enumeration VertexElementFormat
public enum VertexElementFormat

Members

Member name Description
Single Single-component, 32-bit floating-point, expanded to (float, 0, 0, 1).
Vector2 Two-component, 32-bit floating-point, expanded to (float, float, 0, 1).
Vector3 Three-component, 32-bit floating point, expanded to (float, float, float, 1).
Vector4 Four-component, 32-bit floating point, expanded to (float, float, float, float).
Color Four-component, packed, unsigned byte, mapped to 0 to 1 range. Input is in Int32 format (ARGB) expanded to (R, G, B, A).
Byte4 Four-component, unsigned byte.
Short2 Two-component, signed short expanded to (value, value, 0, 1).
Short4 Four-component, signed short expanded to (value, value, value, value).
NormalizedShort2 Normalized, two-component, signed short, expanded to (first short/32767.0, second short/32767.0, 0, 1). This type is valid for vertex shader version 2.0 or higher.
NormalizedShort4 Normalized, four-component, signed short, expanded to (first short/32767.0, second short/32767.0, third short/32767.0, fourth short/32767.0). This type is valid for vertex shader version 2.0 or higher.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5

Platforms

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