An opaque handle representing a buffer. More...

Public Member Functions
constexpr	GPUBuffer (GPUBufferRaw gPUBuffer={})
	Wraps GPUBuffer. More...

	GPUBuffer (GPUDeviceParam device, const GPUBufferCreateInfo &createinfo)
	Creates a buffer object to be used in graphics or compute workflows. More...

constexpr	operator GPUBufferRaw () const
	Unwraps to the underlying GPUBuffer. More...

Detailed Description

Used for vertices, indices, indirect draw commands, and general compute data.

Since: This struct is available since SDL 3.2.0.

See also: GPUBuffer.GPUBuffer; GPUCopyPass.UploadToBuffer; GPUCopyPass.DownloadFromBuffer; GPUCopyPass.CopyBufferToBuffer; GPURenderPass.BindVertexBuffers; GPURenderPass.BindIndexBuffer; GPURenderPass.BindVertexStorageBuffers; GPURenderPass.BindFragmentStorageBuffers; GPURenderPass.DrawPrimitivesIndirect; GPURenderPass.DrawIndexedPrimitivesIndirect; GPUComputePass.BindStorageBuffers; GPUComputePass.DispatchIndirect; GPUDevice.ReleaseBuffer

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ GPUBuffer() [1/2]

constexpr SDL::GPUBuffer::GPUBuffer ( GPUBufferRaw gPUBuffer = {} )

inlineconstexpr

Parameters

gPUBuffer the value to be wrapped

◆ GPUBuffer() [2/2]

SDL::GPUBuffer::GPUBuffer	(	GPUDeviceParam	device,
		const GPUBufferCreateInfo &	createinfo
	)

inline

The contents of this buffer are undefined until data is written to the buffer.

Note that certain combinations of usage flags are invalid. For example, a buffer cannot have both the VERTEX and INDEX flags.

If you use a STORAGE flag, the data in the buffer must respect std140 layout conventions. In practical terms this means you must ensure that vec3 and vec4 fields are 16-byte aligned.

For better understanding of underlying concepts and memory management with SDL GPU API, you may refer this blog post .

There are optional properties that can be provided through props. These are the supported properties:

prop::GPUBuffer.CREATE_NAME_STRING: a name that can be displayed in debugging tools.

Parameters

device	a GPU Context.
createinfo	a struct describing the state of the buffer to create.

Postcondition: a buffer object on success.

Exceptions

Error on failure.

Since: This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

See also: GPUCopyPass.UploadToBuffer; GPUCopyPass.DownloadFromBuffer; GPUCopyPass.CopyBufferToBuffer; GPURenderPass.BindVertexBuffers; GPURenderPass.BindIndexBuffer; GPURenderPass.BindVertexStorageBuffers; GPURenderPass.BindFragmentStorageBuffers; GPURenderPass.DrawPrimitivesIndirect; GPURenderPass.DrawIndexedPrimitivesIndirect; GPUComputePass.BindStorageBuffers; GPUComputePass.DispatchIndirect; GPUDevice.ReleaseBuffer

Member Function Documentation

◆ operator GPUBufferRaw()

constexpr SDL::GPUBuffer::operator GPUBufferRaw ( ) const