LiteFX::Rendering::GraphicsFactory::tryCreateBuffer

Tries to create a buffer of type type.

Synopsis

Declared in <litefx/rendering.hpp>

virtual bool tryCreateBuffer(
    SharedPtr<TBuffer>& buffer,
    String const& name,
    BufferType type,
    ResourceHeap heap,
    size_t elementSize,
    UInt32 elements = 1,
    ResourceUsage usage = ResourceUsage::Default,
    AllocationBehavior allocationBehavior = AllocationBehavior::Default) const = 0;

Return Value

true, if the buffer was created successfully and false otherwise.

Parameters

Name	Description
buffer	The instance of the buffer, or nullptr, if the buffer could not be allocated.
name	The name of the buffer.
type	The type of the buffer.
heap	The heap to allocate the buffer on.
elementSize	The size of an element in the buffer (in bytes).
elements	The number of elements in the buffer (in case the buffer is an array).
usage	The intended usage for the buffer.
allocationBehavior	The behavior controlling what happens if currently there is not enough memory available for the resource.