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I have a simple question. what are the meaning of :

half4 myHalf;
myHalf.yyyy;
myHalf.xxzz;
// or
myHalf.yw

Thanks a lot !

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It's a simple answer! half4 is a four component vector, using half precision floating point coordinates. The extensions you've shown are quick ways to create new vectors using the values from myHalf.

myHalf.yyyy is a four component vector with the values: (myhalf.y, myhalf.y, myhalf.y, myhalf.y)

myHalf.xxzz is a four component vector with the values: (myhalf.x, myhalf.x, myhalf.z, myhalf.z)

myHalf.yw is a two component vector with the values: (myhalf.y, myhalf.w).

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Thank you a lot, it was simple ! –  MaT Jul 2 '13 at 15:27
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This is also referring to as "swizzling". –  Josh Petrie♦ Jul 2 '13 at 20:25
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