LiteFX::Rendering::IGraphicsFactory::createBuffer

Creates a buffer that can be bound to a descriptor of a specific descriptor set.

Synopsis

Declared in <litefx/rendering_api.hpp>

[[dllimport, dllexport]] SharedPtr<IBuffer> createBuffer(
    String const& name,
    IPipeline const& pipeline,
    UInt32 space,
    UInt32 binding,
    ResourceHeap heap,
    size_t elementSize,
    UInt32 elements = 1,
    ResourceUsage usage = ResourceUsage::Default,
    AllocationBehavior allocationBehavior = AllocationBehavior::Default) const;

Return Value

The instance of the buffer.

Parameters

Name	Description
name	The name of the buffer.
pipeline	The pipeline that provides the descriptor set.
space	The space, the descriptor set is bound to.
binding	The binding point of the descriptor within the parent descriptor set.
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.