Rendering in DirectX9

[Fra3ture]

Hi there

I'm having a few problems getting CEGUI to render. This is what I have:

In my .h file I have the following code

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CEGUI::Direct3D9Renderer* d_renderer;

In my GUI method in the .cpp file I have this code:

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CEGUI::Direct3D9Renderer::bootstrapSystem(m_pD3DDevice9);
CEGUI::System::create(d_renderer);


When I compile the code I get the following error:

error C2664: 'CEGUI::System::create' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'CEGUI::Direct3D9Renderer *' to 'CEGUI::Renderer &'

When I change the star next to Direct3D9Renderer to an ampersand I get this error:

error C2758: 'CGameApplication::d_renderer' : must be initialized in constructor base/member initializer list

But when I compile I get a whole heap of problems as I don't know what to set my d_renderer to in the constructor. My DirectX code works fine, when I run it I get a window popping up (which is all I want it to do right now).

Could someone please point out to me what it is I'm doing wrong here?

[Magmatwister]

The bootstrap system creates the system for you. Also, as for the other error, you don't need to be storing it within a class. Instead just do:

CEGUI::Direct3D9Renderer& myRenderer = CEGUI::Direct3D9Renderer::bootstrapSystem( pDevice );

Within a method of your class.

[Fra3ture]

So, in laymen terms: don't put the stuff in the header?