Using a C# form on windows

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Hi,
I’m wondering if someone already tried to use a window handle coming from a C# UserControl in order to use OpenGLES in a C# application. I’m currently building a UserControl in C++/CLI, all my steps are successful (eglGetDisplay, eglInitialize, eglChooseConfig, eglCreateWindowSurface, eglCreateContext) until  eglMakeCurrent, where I get a BAD_ALLOC error code.

What could make eglMakeCurrent fail ?

Thanks in advance,
Earth.

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Hello,

 

I have to reckon that we do not use C# and we really do not know why eglMakeCurrent is failing. Possibly the context is invalid. Are you talking about WinCE or our Windows PCEmulation libraries?

 

Regards.

 

Carlos.
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Can you please share the code that makes this happen ? Also the different threads if any.

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I think you probably are not using the handles properly - Note that the device contexts are valid only within certain contexts in C#.

 

You can try the below approach:

 

- Do your paint handler like the below:

 

private void pictureBox_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)

{


IntPtr hdc;



hdc = e.Graphics.GetHdc();


if(egl is not initialised)

{

   //STEP1 - One time - Use the above HDC context for eglinitialisation

}

//STEP2 - Periodic draw to the window - use the above HDC again

 

//FINAL STEP - End the context - outside this, HDC is not valid so cannot be used

e.Graphics.ReleaseHdc(hdc);

 

}

 

 

Let me know if you see issues with this approach.

 
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Thanks for all the answers!
I already used C# handles in order to initialize DirectX rendering, and if I remember well, I used something like (hwnd) Control.Handle.IntPtr. I was not aware of valid or not device context.

I'll check this in a few days, back to work, and upload a csproj.

@carlos, I'm currently testing WindowsEmulation library.
earthquakeproof2009-02-07 11:07:04