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faceforward

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Flips the surface-normal (if needed) to face in a direction opposite to i; returns the result in n.

ret faceforward(n, i, ng)

This function uses the following formula: -n sign(dot(i, ng)).

Parameters

Item Description
n
 [in] The resulting floating-point surface-normal vector.
i
 [in] A floating-point, incident vector that points from the view position to the shading position.
ng
 [in] A floating-point surface-normal vector.

Return Value

A floating-point, surface normal vector that is facing the view direction.

Type Description

Name Template Type Component Type Size
n vector float any
i vector float same dimension(s) as input n
ng vector float same dimensions as input n
ret vector float same dimensions as input n

Minimum Shader Model

This function is supported in the following shader models.

Shader Model Supported
Shader Model 2 (DirectX HLSL) and higher shader models yes
Shader Model 1 (DirectX HLSL) vs_1_1 and ps_1_4

See also

Intrinsic Functions (DirectX HLSL)