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QShaderProgram Class

class Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram

Encapsulates a Shader Program. More...

Header: #include <QShaderProgram>
CMake: find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS 3drender)
target_link_libraries(mytarget PRIVATE Qt6::3drender)
qmake: QT += 3drender
Since: Qt 5.5
Instantiated By: ShaderProgram
Inherits: Qt3DCore::QNode

Public Types

enum Format { GLSL, SPIRV }
enum ShaderType { Vertex, Fragment, TessellationControl, TessellationEvaluation, Geometry, Compute }
enum Status { NotReady, Ready, Error }

Properties

Public Functions

QByteArray computeShaderCode() const
Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::Format format() const
QByteArray fragmentShaderCode() const
QByteArray geometryShaderCode() const
QString log() const
void setFormat(Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::Format format)
void setShaderCode(Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::ShaderType type, const QByteArray &shaderCode)
QByteArray shaderCode(Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::ShaderType type) const
Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::Status status() const
QByteArray tessellationControlShaderCode() const
QByteArray tessellationEvaluationShaderCode() const
QByteArray vertexShaderCode() const

Public Slots

void setComputeShaderCode(const QByteArray &computeShaderCode)
void setFragmentShaderCode(const QByteArray &fragmentShaderCode)
void setGeometryShaderCode(const QByteArray &geometryShaderCode)
void setTessellationControlShaderCode(const QByteArray &tessellationControlShaderCode)
void setTessellationEvaluationShaderCode(const QByteArray &tessellationEvaluationShaderCode)
void setVertexShaderCode(const QByteArray &vertexShaderCode)

Signals

void computeShaderCodeChanged(const QByteArray &computeShaderCode)
void formatChanged(Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::Format format)
void fragmentShaderCodeChanged(const QByteArray &fragmentShaderCode)
void geometryShaderCodeChanged(const QByteArray &geometryShaderCode)
void logChanged(const QString &log)
void statusChanged(Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::Status status)
void tessellationControlShaderCodeChanged(const QByteArray &tessellationControlShaderCode)
void tessellationEvaluationShaderCodeChanged(const QByteArray &tessellationEvaluationShaderCode)
void vertexShaderCodeChanged(const QByteArray &vertexShaderCode)

Static Public Members

QByteArray loadSource(const QUrl &sourceUrl)

Detailed Description

A shader program consists of several different shaders, such as vertex and fragment shaders.

Qt3D will automatically populate a set of default uniforms if they are encountered during the shader instrospection phase.

Default Uniform Associated Qt3D Parameter name GLSL declaration
ModelMatrix modelMatrix uniform mat4 modelMatrix;
ViewMatrix viewMatrix uniform mat4 viewMatrix;
ProjectionMatrix projectionMatrix uniform mat4 projectionMatrix;
ModelViewMatrix modelView uniform mat4 modelView;
ViewProjectionMatrix viewProjectionMatrix uniform mat4 viewProjectionMatrix;
ModelViewProjectionMatrix modelViewProjection
mvp
uniform mat4 modelViewProjection;
uniform mat4 mvp;
InverseModelMatrix inverseModelMatrix uniform mat4 inverseModelMatrix;
InverseViewMatrix inverseViewMatrix uniform mat4 inverseViewMatrix;
InverseProjectionMatrix inverseProjectionMatrix uniform mat4 inverseProjectionMatrix;
InverseModelViewMatrix inverseModelView uniform mat4 inverseModelView;
InverseViewProjectionMatrix inverseViewProjectionMatrix uniform mat4 inverseViewProjectionMatrix;
InverseModelViewProjectionMatrix inverseModelViewProjection uniform mat4 inverseModelViewProjection;
ModelNormalMatrix modelNormalMatrix uniform mat3 modelNormalMatrix;
ModelViewNormalMatrix modelViewNormal uniform mat3 modelViewNormal;
ViewportMatrix viewportMatrix uniform mat4 viewportMatrix;
InverseViewportMatrix inverseViewportMatrix uniform mat4 inverseViewportMatrix;
AspectRatio
(surface width / surface height)
aspectRatio uniform float aspectRatio;
Exposure exposure uniform float exposure;
Gamma gamma uniform float gamma;
Time
(in nano seconds)
time uniform float time;
EyePosition eyePosition uniform vec3 eyePosition;
SkinningPalette skinningPalette[0] const int maxJoints = 100;
uniform mat4 skinningPalette[maxJoints];

RHI Support

When writing GLSL 450 shader code to use with Qt 3D's RHI backend, the default uniforms will be provided as 2 uniform buffer objects.

The binding locations for these is set to bindings 0 for RenderView uniforms and 1 for Command uniforms.

#version 450 core

layout(location = 0) in vec3 vertexPosition;

layout(std140, binding = 0) uniform qt3d_render_view_uniforms {
  mat4 viewMatrix;
  mat4 projectionMatrix;
  mat4 uncorrectedProjectionMatrix;
  mat4 clipCorrectionMatrix;
  mat4 viewProjectionMatrix;
  mat4 inverseViewMatrix;
  mat4 inverseProjectionMatrix;
  mat4 inverseViewProjectionMatrix;
  mat4 viewportMatrix;
  mat4 inverseViewportMatrix;
  vec4 textureTransformMatrix;
  vec3 eyePosition;
  float aspectRatio;
  float gamma;
  float exposure;
  float time;
  float yUpInNDC;
  float yUpInFBO;
};

layout(std140, binding = 1) uniform qt3d_command_uniforms {
  mat4 modelMatrix;
  mat4 inverseModelMatrix;
  mat4 modelViewMatrix;
  mat3 modelNormalMatrix;
  mat4 inverseModelViewMatrix;
  mat4 modelViewProjection;
  mat4 inverseModelViewProjectionMatrix;
};

void main()
{
    gl_Position = (projectionMatrix * viewMatrix * modelMatrix * vertexPosition);
}

For user defined uniform buffer object, use binding starting at 2 or auto to let Qt 3D work out the binding automatically. Make sure to remain consistent between the different shader stages.

#version 450 core

layout(std140, binding = auto) uniform my_uniforms {
  vec4 myColor;
};

layout(location=0) out vec4 fragColor;

void main()
{
    fragColor = myColor;
}

There is no change involved when it comes to feeding values to uniforms.

For the above example, setting myColor could be done with:

QParameter *parameter = new QParameter();
parameter->setName("myColor");
parameter->setValue(QVariant::fromValue(QColor(Qt::blue)));

Textures still have to be defined as standalone uniforms.

#version 450 core

layout(binding=0) uniform sampler2D source;

layout(location=0) out vec4 fragColor;

void main()
{
    fragColor = texture(source, vec2(0.5, 0.5));
}

Member Type Documentation

[since 5.15] enum QShaderProgram::Format

This enum identifies the format of the shader code used.

Constant Value Description
Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::GLSL 0 OpenGL
Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::SPIRV 1 Vulkan, OpenGL 5

This enum was introduced or modified in Qt 5.15.

enum QShaderProgram::ShaderType

This enum identifies the type of shader used.

Constant Value Description
Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::Vertex 0 Vertex shader
Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::Fragment 1 Fragment shader
Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::TessellationControl 2 Tesselation control shader
Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::TessellationEvaluation 3 Tesselation evaluation shader
Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::Geometry 4 Geometry shader
Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::Compute 5 Compute shader

enum QShaderProgram::Status

This enum identifies the status of shader used.

Constant Value Description
Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::NotReady 0 The shader hasn't been compiled and linked yet
Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::Ready 1 The shader was successfully compiled
Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::Error 2 An error occurred while compiling the shader

Property Documentation

computeShaderCode : QByteArray

Holds the compute shader code used by this shader program.

Access functions:

QByteArray computeShaderCode() const
void setComputeShaderCode(const QByteArray &computeShaderCode)

Notifier signal:

void computeShaderCodeChanged(const QByteArray &computeShaderCode)

[since 5.15] format : Format

Holds the format of the code provided on the ShaderProgram. The default is ShaderProgram.GLSL

This property was introduced in Qt 5.15.

Access functions:

Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::Format format() const
void setFormat(Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::Format format)

Notifier signal:

void formatChanged(Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::Format format)

fragmentShaderCode : QByteArray

Holds the fragment shader code used by this shader program.

Access functions:

QByteArray fragmentShaderCode() const
void setFragmentShaderCode(const QByteArray &fragmentShaderCode)

Notifier signal:

void fragmentShaderCodeChanged(const QByteArray &fragmentShaderCode)

geometryShaderCode : QByteArray

Holds the geometry shader code used by this shader program.

Access functions:

QByteArray geometryShaderCode() const
void setGeometryShaderCode(const QByteArray &geometryShaderCode)

Notifier signal:

void geometryShaderCodeChanged(const QByteArray &geometryShaderCode)

[read-only] log : const QString

Holds the log of the current shader program. This is useful to diagnose a compilation failure of the shader program.

Access functions:

QString log() const

Notifier signal:

void logChanged(const QString &log)

[read-only] status : const Status

Holds the status of the current shader program.

Access functions:

Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::Status status() const

Notifier signal:

void statusChanged(Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::Status status)

tessellationControlShaderCode : QByteArray

Holds the tesselation control shader code used by this shader program.

Access functions:

QByteArray tessellationControlShaderCode() const
void setTessellationControlShaderCode(const QByteArray &tessellationControlShaderCode)

Notifier signal:

void tessellationControlShaderCodeChanged(const QByteArray &tessellationControlShaderCode)

tessellationEvaluationShaderCode : QByteArray

Holds the tesselation evaluation shader code used by this shader program.

Access functions:

QByteArray tessellationEvaluationShaderCode() const
void setTessellationEvaluationShaderCode(const QByteArray &tessellationEvaluationShaderCode)

Notifier signal:

void tessellationEvaluationShaderCodeChanged(const QByteArray &tessellationEvaluationShaderCode)

vertexShaderCode : QByteArray

Holds the vertex shader code used by this shader program.

Access functions:

QByteArray vertexShaderCode() const
void setVertexShaderCode(const QByteArray &vertexShaderCode)

Notifier signal:

void vertexShaderCodeChanged(const QByteArray &vertexShaderCode)

Member Function Documentation

[static invokable] QByteArray QShaderProgram::loadSource(const QUrl &sourceUrl)

Returns the shader code loaded from sourceUrl.

Note: This function can be invoked via the meta-object system and from QML. See Q_INVOKABLE.

void QShaderProgram::setShaderCode(Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::ShaderType type, const QByteArray &shaderCode)

Sets the shader code for type of shader to the shaderCode.

See also shaderCode().

QByteArray QShaderProgram::shaderCode(Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::ShaderType type) const

Returns the shader code for type.

See also setShaderCode().

Qt3DRender::QShaderProgram::Status QShaderProgram::status() const

Returns the status of the current shader program.

Note: Getter function for property status.

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