Function LoadTexture

Shadows/SampleFramework11/Utility.cpp:147–166

Loads a texture, using either the DDS loader or the WIC loader

// Loads a texture, using either the DDS loader or the WIC loader
ID3D11ShaderResourceViewPtr LoadTexture(ID3D11Device* device, const wchar* filePath)
{
    ID3D11DeviceContextPtr context;
    device->GetImmediateContext(&context);

    ID3D11ResourcePtr resource;
    ID3D11ShaderResourceViewPtr srv;

    const std::wstring extension = GetFileExtension(filePath);
    if(extension == L"DDS" || extension == L"dds")
    {
        DXCall(CreateDDSTextureFromFile(device, filePath, &resource, &srv, 0));
        return srv;
    }
    else
    {
        DXCall(CreateWICTextureFromFile(device, context, filePath, &resource, &srv, 0));
        return srv;
    }
}


// Decode a texture into 32-bit floats and copies it to the CPU