Ex function name
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A couple times now I've seen people mention a function such as Render() and then below that have RenderEx(). I'm sure some of you have too and I can't seem to get a good google search on this. Anyone know what that is suppose to mean or resemble?
In WinAPI there are Ex and non-Ex funcitons for some things (CreateWindow vs. CreateWindowEx, for example). The Ex versions either have an additional parameter or provide additional options/behavior via some other means. If I had to guess I'd say that these were "updated" functions in the API which deprecate the old ones, but the old ones were retained for backwards compatibility.
I don't know whether or the Ex stands for Extended, Extra, or what.
Outside of WinAPI, I haven't seen any functions like that, really. At least none that I remember.
I don't know whether or the Ex stands for Extended, Extra, or what.
Outside of WinAPI, I haven't seen any functions like that, really. At least none that I remember.
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Cool...I've always wondered what it was. And I see tons of Ex functions outside of WinAPI...Almost daily. I see them a lot in Graphic APIs and Engines....
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