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C#

[SerializableAttribute]

public enum ParticleTypes

Visual Basic

<SerializableAttribute>

Public Enumeration ParticleTypes

Visual C++

[SerializableAttribute]

public enum class ParticleTypes

Member name

Value

Description

None

0

This is the default settings when we don't know what Type of Particles are going to be used yet. A particle system is not considered Initialized until the Particle Type does not equal this.

NoDisplay

1

Use this when you do not want to draw your particles to the screen (e.g. when you just want to collect and analyze particle information without visualizing the particles), or when you want to draw particles to the screen using your own code (e.g. to draw models instead of textures).

No vertex or index buffer will be created, saving memory.

The BeforeDraw() and AfterDraw() functions are still called when this Particle Type is used. Place your custom drawing code in one of these functions if necessary.

Sprite

3

Texture in 2D screen coordinates. Drawn using a SpriteBatch object. Only allows for 2D roll rotations, always faces the camera, and must use a Texture.

Quad

5

Four vertices in 3D world coordinates. Allows for rotations in all 3 dimensions, does not have to always face the camera, may be skewed into any quadrilateral, such as a square, rectangle, or trapezoid, and do not use a Texture.

TexturedQuad

6

Four vertices in 3D world coordinates. Allows for rotations in all 3 dimensions, does not have to always face the camera, may be skewed into any quadrilateral, such as a square, rectangle, or trapezoid, and must use a Texture.