LiteFX::Rendering::GraphicsDevice::allocateGlobalDescriptors

Allocates a descriptor range with a capacity of descriptors from the global descriptor heap indicated by heapType. This overload allocates a raw descriptor range from a global descriptor heap. It is intended for interop purposes, where external libraries need to bind resources, as well as bindless rendering using SM 6.6 dynamic resources (ResourceDescriptorHeap/SamplerDescriptorHeap).

Synopsis

Declared in <litefx/rendering.hpp>

[[nodiscard]] virtual UniquePtr<descriptor_range_type> allocateGlobalDescriptors(
    DescriptorHeapType heapType,
    UInt32 descriptors) const = 0;

Return Value

A pointer to the descriptor range.

Note

The return value should not be discarded.

Parameters

Name	Description
heapType	The global descriptor heap from which to allocate the descriptor range.
descriptors	The number of descriptors to allocate from the descriptor range.

See Also

allocateGlobalDescriptors(const IDescriptorSet&, DescriptorHeapType)