Afterglow.Graphics.SlimDX.ApiExamples.EmptyWindow.CreateDeviceSwapChainAndRenderTarget C# (CSharp) Method

        public static void CreateDeviceSwapChainAndRenderTarget(Form form,
            out Device device, out SwapChain swapChain, out RenderTargetView renderTarget)
        {
            try
            {
                // the debug mode requires the sdk to be installed otherwise an exception is thrown
                device = new Device(DeviceCreationFlags.Debug);
            }
            catch (Direct3D10Exception)
            {
                device = new Device(DeviceCreationFlags.None);
            }

            var swapChainDescription = new SwapChainDescription();
            var modeDescription = new ModeDescription();
            var sampleDescription = new SampleDescription();

            modeDescription.Format = Format.R8G8B8A8_UNorm;
            modeDescription.RefreshRate = new Rational(60, 1);
            modeDescription.Scaling = DisplayModeScaling.Unspecified;
            modeDescription.ScanlineOrdering = DisplayModeScanlineOrdering.Unspecified;

            modeDescription.Width = WIDTH;
            modeDescription.Height = HEIGHT;

            sampleDescription.Count = 1;
            sampleDescription.Quality = 0;

            swapChainDescription.ModeDescription = modeDescription;
            swapChainDescription.SampleDescription = sampleDescription;
            swapChainDescription.BufferCount = 1;
            swapChainDescription.Flags = SwapChainFlags.None;
            swapChainDescription.IsWindowed = true;
            swapChainDescription.OutputHandle = form.Handle;
            swapChainDescription.SwapEffect = SwapEffect.Discard;
            swapChainDescription.Usage = Usage.RenderTargetOutput;

            using (var factory = new Factory())
            {
                swapChain = new SwapChain(factory, device, swapChainDescription);
            }

            using (var resource = swapChain.GetBuffer<Texture2D>(0))
            {
                renderTarget = new RenderTargetView(device, resource);
            }

            var viewport = new Viewport
            {
                X = 0,
                Y = 0,
                Width = WIDTH,
                Height = HEIGHT,
                MinZ = 0.0f,
                MaxZ = 1.0f
            };

            device.Rasterizer.SetViewports(viewport);
            device.OutputMerger.SetTargets(renderTarget);
        }