DirectX: Storing Multiple Vertices in Vector Buffer - c++

Question

I have just started using DirectX with C++.I have been following DirectX tutorial. I have to draw multiple rectangles on the screen. I have created an array to store the 4 vertices of rectangle. This array of 4 vertices are placed in each index of another newly created array. This array is passed to the VectorBuffer. The VectorBuffer could not calculate the correct size of array passed to it.Due to this when render frame is called nothing can be seen on the screen. How to store multiple objects in single vector buffer.
My code is :
CUSTOMVERTEX** Array = new CUSTOMVERTEX*[2];
CUSTOMVERTEX OurVertices1[] = {
{ 0, 0, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 255, 0), }, //meaning x,y,z,RHW,Dword
{ 100, 0, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 255, 0), },
{ 0, 100, 0.0f, 1.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 255, 0), },
{ 100, 100, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 255, 0), },
};
CUSTOMVERTEX OurVertices2[] = {
{ 200, 200, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 255, 255), },
{ 400, 200, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 255, 255), },
{ 200, 400, 0.0f, 1.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 255, 255), },
{ 400, 400, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 255, 255), },
};
Array[0] = OurVertices1;// placing vertices in array 0 index
Array[1] = OurVertices2; // placing vertices in array 1 index
d3ddev->CreateVertexBuffer(8* sizeof(CUSTOMVERTEX),
0,
CUSTOMFVF,
D3DPOOL_MANAGED,
&v_buffer,
NULL);
VOID* pVoid; // the void* we were talking about
v_buffer->Lock(0, 0, (void**)&pVoid, 0); // locks v_buffer, the buffer we made earlier
memcpy(pVoid, Array,sizeof(Array)); // passing array to vbuffer
v_buffer->Unlock(); // unlock v_buffer
d3ddev->SetFVF(CUSTOMFVF);
d3ddev->SetStreamSource(0, v_buffer, 0, sizeof(CUSTOMVERTEX));
//render_frame
void render_frame(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 d3ddev, LPDIRECT3DVERTEXBUFFER9 v_buffer)
{
d3ddev->Clear(0, NULL, D3DCLEAR_TARGET, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0, 0, 0), 1.0f, 0);
d3ddev->BeginScene();
// select which vertex format we are using
// select the vertex buffer to display
d3ddev->SetStreamSource(0, v_buffer, 0, sizeof(CUSTOMVERTEX));
d3ddev->SetFVF(CUSTOMFVF);
// copy the vertex buffer to the back buffer
d3ddev->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLESTRIP, 0, 2);
d3ddev->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLESTRIP, 4, 2);
// copy the vertex buffer to the back buffer
//d3ddev->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLESTRIP, 4, 2);
d3ddev->EndScene();
d3ddev->Present(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
}
But could not get two object on the screen. Is there any other method to place multiple object in vector buffer?

Answer 1

You are creating buffer to hold 8 vertex structs, but then store there just a single pointer by calling memcpy(pVoid, Array, sizeof(Array));. Note that Array is just a plain pointer, despite of its name. You should initialize vertex buffer with vertex data:
CUSTOMVERTEX OurVertices[] =
{
// 1
{ 0, 0, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 255, 0), }, //meaning x,y,z,RHW,Dword
{ 100, 0, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 255, 0), },
{ 0, 100, 0.0f, 1.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 255, 0), },
{ 100, 100, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 255, 0), },
// 2
{ 200, 200, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 255, 255), },
{ 400, 200, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 255, 255), },
{ 200, 400, 0.0f, 1.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 255, 255), },
{ 400, 400, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 255, 255), },
};
memcpy(pVoid, OurVertices, sizeof(OurVertices));
Or you can just initialize those vertices in-place by casting static_cast<CUSTOMVERTEX *>(pVoid).