Hardware 3D (C++ DirectX Graphics) Tutorial 7

You gotta check your goddamn error codes. Also, adding custom icons for your apps is sexy shit.

Topics Covered

• Exception throwing/handling system for API errors
• FormatMessage for get descriptions of HRESULTs
• Custom window/application icons

Video Timestamp Index

Tutorial 7

Errata

The error check for the window rect adjustment function is not correct (the FAILED macro is not appropriate here). This will be addressed in a future video.

Source Code

• Hardware 3D GitHub Repo

See also

• Next in series (Tutorial 8)
• Hardware 3D Series (C++ DirectX Graphics)
• Planet Chili Patreon