NAME
    cgGetType - get the type enumerant assigned to a type name

SYNOPSIS
      #include <Cg/cg.h>

      CGtype cgGetType( const char * type_string );

PARAMETERS
    type_string
            A string containing the type name. The name is case-sensitive.

RETURN VALUES
    Returns the type enumerant of type_string. If no such type exists
    CG_UNKNOWN_TYPE will be returned.

DESCRIPTION
    cgGetType returns the enumerant assigned to a type name.

EXAMPLES
    The following is an example of how cgGetType might be used.

      CGtype Float4Type = cgGetType("float4");

      if(cgGetParameterType(myparam) == Float4Type)
       {
        /* Do stuff */
       }

ERRORS
    *to-be-written*

HISTORY
    cgGetType was introduced in Cg 1.1.

SEE ALSO
    the cgGetTypeString manpage, the cgGetParameterType manpage

