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<H1><A NAME="NAME"><A NAME="1">NAME
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<B>cgGetFirstTechnique</B> - get the first technique in an effect
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<H1><A NAME="SYNOPSIS"><A NAME="2">SYNOPSIS
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<PRE> #include <Cg/cg.h>
CGtechnique cgGetFirstTechnique( CGeffect effect );
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<H1><A NAME="PARAMETERS"><A NAME="3">PARAMETERS
</A></A></H1>
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<DT><STRONG>effect
</STRONG></DT>
<DD>
<P>
The effect from which to retrieve the first technique.
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</DD></DL>
<H1><A NAME="RETURN_VALUES"><A NAME="4">RETURN VALUES
</A></A></H1>
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Returns the first <B>CGtechnique</B> object in <B>effect</B>.
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Returns <B>NULL</B> if <B>effect</B> contains no techniques or an error occurs.
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<H1><A NAME="DESCRIPTION"><A NAME="5">DESCRIPTION
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<B>cgGetFirstTechnique</B> is used to begin iteration over all of the
techniques contained within a effect. See <A HREF="cgGetNextTechnique.html">cgGetNextTechnique</A> for
more information.
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<H1><A NAME="EXAMPLES"><A NAME="6">EXAMPLES
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Iterating through the techniques in an effect:
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<PRE> CGeffect effect = cgCreateEffectFromFile(context, cgfx_filename, NULL);
CGtechnique technique = cgGetFirstTechnique(effect);
while (technique) {
// Do something with each technique
technique = cgGetNextTechnique(technique);
}
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<H1><A NAME="ERRORS"><A NAME="7">ERRORS
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<B>CG_INVALID_EFFECT_HANDLE_ERROR</B> is generated if <B>effect</B> is not a valid effect.
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<H1><A NAME="HISTORY"><A NAME="8">HISTORY
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<B>cgGetFirstTechnique</B> was introduced in Cg 1.4.
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<H1><A NAME="SEE_ALSO"><A NAME="9">SEE ALSO
</A></A></H1>
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<A HREF="cgGetFirstTechniqueAnnotation.html">cgGetFirstTechniqueAnnotation</A>,
<A HREF="cgGetNamedTechniqueAnnotation.html">cgGetNamedTechniqueAnnotation</A>,
<A HREF="cgGetNextTechnique.html">cgGetNextTechnique</A>,
<A HREF="cgGetNamedTechnique.html">cgGetNamedTechnique</A>,
<A HREF="cgValidateTechnique.html">cgValidateTechnique</A>,
<A HREF="cgGetPassTechnique.html">cgGetPassTechnique</A>,
<A HREF="cgGetTechniqueEffect.html">cgGetTechniqueEffect</A>,
<A HREF="cgGetTechniqueName.html">cgGetTechniqueName</A>,
<A HREF="cgIsTechnique.html">cgIsTechnique</A>
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