LiteFX::Rendering::IGraphicsFactory::tryCreateBuffer

Tries to create a buffer that can be bound to a specific descriptor.

Synopsis

Declared in <litefx/rendering_api.hpp>

[[dllimport, dllexport]] bool tryCreateBuffer(
    SharedPtr<IBuffer>& buffer,
    String const& name,
    IDescriptorSetLayout const& descriptorSet,
    UInt32 binding,
    ResourceHeap heap,
    UInt32 elements = 1,
    ResourceUsage usage = ResourceUsage::Default,
    AllocationBehavior allocationBehavior = AllocationBehavior::Default) const;

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.
descriptorSet	The layout of the descriptors parent descriptor set.
binding	The binding point of the descriptor within the parent descriptor set.
heap	The heap to allocate the buffer on.
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.