NAME
    cgGetParameterBaseType - get a program parameter's base type

SYNOPSIS
      #include <Cg/cg.h>

      CGtype cgGetParameterBaseType( CGparameter param );

PARAMETERS
    param   The parameter.

RETURN VALUES
    Returns the base type enumerant of param.

    Returns CG_UNKNOWN_TYPE if an error occurs.

DESCRIPTION
    cgGetParameterBaseType allows the application to retrieve the base type
    of a parameter.

    If param is of a numeric type (scalar, vector, or matrix), the scalar
    enumerant corresponding to param's type will be returned. For example,
    if param is of type CG_FLOAT4x3, cgGetParameterBaseType will return
    CG_FLOAT.

    If param is an array, the base type of the array elements will be
    returned.

    If param is a structure, its type-specific enumerant will be returned,
    as per cgGetParameterNamedType.

    Otherwise, param's type enumerant will be returned.

EXAMPLES
    *to-be-written*

ERRORS
    CG_INVALID_PARAM_HANDLE_ERROR is generated if param is not a valid
    parameter.

HISTORY
    cgGetParameterBaseType was introduced in Cg 1.4.

SEE ALSO
    the cgGetParameterType manpage, the cgGetParameterNamedType manpage, the
    cgGetType manpage, the cgGetTypeString manpage, the cgGetParameterClass
    manpage

