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GxApi is a ~~high~~-~~level~~ graphics API ~~used in~~ World of Warcraft.

GxApi is a cross-platform graphics API that is part of the World of Warcraft engine. It:

* Creates/destroys the window in which the game runs, which starts the game being able to read input events

* Loads/unloads texture and geometry data

* Creates/destroys textures

* Draws to the window

== Graphics device ==

GxApi supports multiple low-level graphics APIs such as OpenGL and Direct3D (DirectX) 9. It does this by wrapping an base interface class, <code>CGxDevice</code>, whose

virtual member functions handle the actual calls to the graphics driver.

=== Windows device ===

On Windows, the derived classes include:

;

; <code>CGxDeviceOpenGl</code> : OpenGL implementation. Enabled by passing <code>-opengl</code> as a command-line argument, or by setting a [[WoW:CVar|CVar]] prior to launch: <code>SET gxApi "OpenGL"</code>

; <code>CGxDeviceD3d</code> : Direct3D 9 (DirectX) implementation. Enabled by passing <code>-d3d</code> as a command-line argument, or by setting a [[WoW:CVar|CVar]] prior to launch: <code>SET gxApi "D3D9"</code>

; <code>CGxDeviceD3d9Ex</code> : Direct3D 9Ex (DirectX) implementation. Enabled by passing <code>-d3d9ex</code> as a command-line argument, or by setting a [[WoW:CVar|CVar]] prior to launch: <code>SET gxApi "D3D9Ex"</code>

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-GxApi is a high-level graphics API used in World of Warcraft.
+GxApi is a cross-platform graphics API that is part of the World of Warcraft engine. It:
+* Creates/destroys the window in which the game runs, which starts the game being able to read input events
+* Loads/unloads texture and geometry data
+* Creates/destroys textures
+* Draws to the window
+== Graphics device ==
+GxApi supports multiple low-level graphics APIs such as OpenGL and Direct3D (DirectX) 9. It does this by wrapping an base interface class, <code>CGxDevice</code>, whose
+virtual member functions handle the actual calls to the graphics driver.
+=== Windows device ===
+On Windows, the derived classes include:
+;
+; <code>CGxDeviceOpenGl</code> : OpenGL implementation. Enabled by passing <code>-opengl</code> as a command-line argument, or by setting a [[WoW:CVar|CVar]] prior to launch: <code>SET gxApi "OpenGL"</code>
+; <code>CGxDeviceD3d</code> : Direct3D 9 (DirectX) implementation. Enabled by passing <code>-d3d</code> as a command-line argument, or by setting a [[WoW:CVar|CVar]] prior to launch: <code>SET gxApi "D3D9"</code>
+; <code>CGxDeviceD3d9Ex</code> : Direct3D 9Ex (DirectX) implementation. Enabled by  passing <code>-d3d9ex</code> as a command-line argument, or by setting a [[WoW:CVar|CVar]] prior to launch: <code>SET gxApi "D3D9Ex"</code>