HLSL and Pixel Shaders for XAML Developers

Appendix B. Shazzam Settings

Table B-1. Shazzam tags, general and class level

Shazzam Tag	Description
///	A Shazzam XML comment tag. Content is ignored by the DirectX compiler.
<class>	Specifies the desired classname for generated file. By default, Shazzam uses the filename for the effect name. A class named SwirlyEffect is generated from the Swirly.fx file. Use the <class> tag to override the default name.
<namespace>	Specifies the desired namespace for the effect class. By default, Shazzam uses the namespace configured in the Tools panel settings panel. Use the <namespace> tag to override the default namespace name.
<description>	Provides a description for this effect. Shazzam will generate comments in the .cs/.vb file from this description.
<target>	Forces the compiler to generate a Silverlight or WPF version of the .NET effect class. The default target is configured in the Settings panel. Use the <target> tag to override the default target.
<type>	Use the <type> tag to change the default .NET type specified for the generated dependency property.

Table B-2. Shazzam Tags, parameter level

Shazzam Tag	Description
<summary>	This tag is used by the Tryout tab. It is used on a shader input parameter to describe the purpose of the input parameter. It causes a tooltip to show in Shazzam for the test control.
<minValue>	This tag is used by the Tryout tab. It provides an initial value for the minimum textbox.
<maxValue>	This tag is used by the Tryout tab. It provides an initial value for the maximum textbox. ...