LiteFX::Rendering::IGraphicsFactory::createAllocator

Creates a virtual allocator that can be used to manage allocation from a custom block of memory.

Synopsis

Declared in <litefx/rendering_api.hpp>

[[dllimport, nodiscard, dllexport]] virtual VirtualAllocator createAllocator(
    UInt64 overallMemory,
    AllocationAlgorithm algorithm = AllocationAlgorithm::Default) const = 0;

Return Value

The instance of the virtual allocator.

Note

The return value should not be discarded.

Parameters

Name	Description
overallMemory	The overall size (in bytes) of memory available to the allocator.
algorithm	The algorithm used to find a suitable block in the allocator memory.