## ShaderDef.PrimaryShaderFamily

### Introduced

v9.0 (2011)

### Description

Returns one of the siShaderFamilyType string constant values which identifies the primary shader family this shader definition belongs to. See the Shader Families topic for more information about shader families.

### C# Syntax

    // get accessor
    String rtn = ShaderDef.PrimaryShaderFamily;

### See Also

ShaderDef.AddShaderFamily ShaderDef.IsShaderFamily ShaderDef.ShaderFamilies XSIApplication.RegisterShaderFamily Shader Families