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dxSetTestMode

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This function is used for testing scripts written using guiCreateFont, dxCreateFont, dxCreateShader, dxCreateRenderTarget, dxCreateTexture and dxCreateScreenSource. Each one of the 3 test modes should be used in turn to help highlight any potential problems.

Syntax 

​bool dxSetTestMode ( ​string testMode )
Required Arguments
  • testMode: The test mode to be set.
    • none: Test mode disabled.
    • no_mem: Simulate no free video memory available for MTA.
    • low_mem: Simulate little free video memory available for MTA.
    • no_shader: Simulate shaders failing validation.

Returns

  • bool: result

Returns true if the test mode was successfully set, false otherwise.

Code Examples

client

With this example you can use /setmode command to set the test mode.

local testValues = {
    ["none"] = true,
    ["no_mem"] = true,
    ["low_mem"] = true,
    ["no_shader"] = true
}


function testmode(cmd, value)
    if testValues[value] then
        dxSetTestMode(value)
        outputChatBox("Test mode set to " .. value .. ".", 220, 175, 20, false)
    else
        outputChatBox("Invalid test mode entered.", 245, 20, 20, false)
    end
end
addCommandHandler("setmode", testmode)

See Also

Drawing Functions
Drawing Elements
Reference