cgGetStateType
Keywords: cgGetStateType, NVIDIA, NVIDIA Cg Toolkit, Cg Toolkit, Shader, Shader Programming, GPU Shader Programming, GPU Program

> ## Name

> cgGetStateType - returns the type of a given state

> ## Synopsis

>     #include <Cg/cg.h>

>     CGtype cgGetStateType( CGstate state );

> ## Parameters

> state
>   The state from which to retrieve the type.

> ## Return Values

> Returns the CGtype of the given state.

> ## Description

> cgGetStateType returns the type of a state that was previously defined via cgCreateState, cgCreateArrayState, cgCreateSamplerState, or cgCreateArraySamplerState.

> ## Examples

> to-be-written

> ## Errors

> CG_INVALID_STATE_HANDLE_ERROR is generated if state is not a valid state.

> ## History

> cgGetStateType was introduced in Cg 1.4.

> ## See Also

> cgCreateState, cgCreateArrayState, cgCreateSamplerState, cgCreateArraySamplerState, cgGetStateName