Direct3D中的Shader是這樣的：
1. ASM Shader是最元老的也是DX8主要使用Shader
2. fxc編譯器可以同時編譯ASM,HLSL和fx腳本,其中HLSL和fx可以查看編譯后的GPU匯編代碼
3. D3D9中，fx是HLSL的一種渲染腳本，簡化了HLSL設置及常量綁定，并且附帶RenderStateBlock及設置
但只能用于制作簡單的Shader
4. DirectXSDK中有一個概念混淆：C++例子中的BasicHLSL使用的其實還是fx，HLSLwithoutEffects例子才是真正的純HLSL
5.fx與HLSL程序鑒別：
使用fx程序必定含有：D3DXCreateEffectXXX 系列函數， ID3DXEffect對象，渲染中能看到SetTechnique，BeginPass，EndPass之類的字眼
使用純HLSL程序含有：D3DXCompileShader，ID3DXConstantTable對象，GetConstantByName，GetConstantDesc之類的字眼
6. 在fx中包含有 VertexShader，PixelShader代碼及profile，entry，RenderState設置及簡單的繪制過程(pass)。一次編譯后，VS,PS,Texture,Sampler及常量都是在ID3DXEffect對象中自動完成，無需手動設置。
7. HLSL可以將VS及PS代碼寫入1個.hlsl文件。注意，以下這種代碼可以在HLSL中編譯過，但實際沒有任何效果
1: sampler_state
2: { 3: Texture = <tex>;
4: MipFilter = LINEAR;
5: MinFilter = LINEAR;
6: MagFilter = LINEAR;
7: };
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這點可以參考AMD RenderMonkey中只在shader中使用sampler而忽略texture。
8. fx中往shader設置紋理使用的是ID3DXBaseEffect::SetTexture下的這個函數
1: HRESULT SetTexture(
2: D3DXHANDLE hParameter,
3: LPDIRECT3DBASETEXTURE9 pTexture
4: );
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但是在HLSL中，這點就變得很麻煩，需要手動設置，可以參考這篇文章
Shader代碼片段：
1: sampler Samp0 = sampler_state
2: { 3: Texture = <Tex0>;
4: MipFilter = LINEAR;
5: MinFilter = LINEAR;
6: MagFilter = LINEAR;
7: };
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編譯HLSL代碼后得到ConstantTable，然后取出句柄：
1: ScalarHandle = pixelConstTable->GetConstantByName(0, "Scalar");
2:
3: Samp0Handle = pixelConstTable->GetConstantByName(0, "Samp0");
4:
5: Samp1Handle = pixelConstTable->GetConstantByName(0, "Samp1");
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再從句柄取出symbol的描述：
1: UINT count;
2:
3: pixelConstTable->GetConstantDesc(Samp0Handle, & Samp0Desc, &count);
4:
5: pixelConstTable->GetConstantDesc(Samp1Handle, & Samp1Desc, &count);
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通過上面的描述，將紋理變量的寄存器偏移作為紋理的stage
8. 優化常量設置速度的方法一般就是根據字符串取出句柄，以后每次渲染時，只通過句柄設置。但ID3DXConstantTable最后還是通過
IDirect3DDevice9::SetPixelShaderConstantX 系列函數來實現的
1: HRESULT SetPixelShaderConstantF(
2: UINT StartRegister,
3: CONST float * pConstantData,
4: UINT Vector4fCount
5: );
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9. HLSL將一段包含VS和PS代碼編譯完成后，將得到VS和PS兩個單獨的ID3DXConstantTable