vkCreateMetalSurfaceEXT - Create a VkSurfaceKHR object for CAMetalLayer

Parameters

• instance is the instance with which to associate the surface.

• pCreateInfo is a pointer to a MetalSurfaceCreateInfoEXT structure specifying parameters affecting the creation of the surface object.
• pAllocator is the allocator used for host memory allocated for the surface object when there is no more specific allocator available (see Memory Allocation).
• pSurface is a pointer to a SurfaceKHR handle in which the created surface object is returned.

Valid Usage (Implicit)

• instance must be a valid Instance handle

• pCreateInfo must be a valid pointer to a valid MetalSurfaceCreateInfoEXT structure
• If pAllocator is not NULL, pAllocator must be a valid pointer to a valid AllocationCallbacks structure
• pSurface must be a valid pointer to a SurfaceKHR handle

Return Codes

Success

• SUCCESS

Failure

• ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY
• ERROR_OUT_OF_DEVICE_MEMORY
• ERROR_NATIVE_WINDOW_IN_USE_KHR

See Also

AllocationCallbacks, Instance, MetalSurfaceCreateInfoEXT, SurfaceKHR

VkMetalSurfaceCreateInfoEXT - Structure specifying parameters of a newly created Metal surface object

Valid Usage (Implicit)

See Also

MetalSurfaceCreateFlagsEXT, StructureType, createMetalSurfaceEXT

VkSurfaceKHR - Opaque handle to a surface object

Description

The VK_KHR_surface extension declares the SurfaceKHR object, and provides a function for destroying SurfaceKHR objects. Separate platform-specific extensions each provide a function for creating a SurfaceKHR object for the respective platform. From the application’s perspective this is an opaque handle, just like the handles of other Vulkan objects.

See Also

PhysicalDeviceSurfaceInfo2KHR, SwapchainCreateInfoKHR, createAndroidSurfaceKHR, createDisplayPlaneSurfaceKHR, createHeadlessSurfaceEXT, createIOSSurfaceMVK, createImagePipeSurfaceFUCHSIA, createMacOSSurfaceMVK, createMetalSurfaceEXT, createStreamDescriptorSurfaceGGP, createViSurfaceNN, createWaylandSurfaceKHR, createWin32SurfaceKHR, createXcbSurfaceKHR, createXlibSurfaceKHR, destroySurfaceKHR, getDeviceGroupSurfacePresentModesKHR, getPhysicalDevicePresentRectanglesKHR, getPhysicalDeviceSurfaceCapabilities2EXT, getPhysicalDeviceSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR, getPhysicalDeviceSurfaceFormatsKHR, getPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModesKHR, getPhysicalDeviceSurfaceSupportKHR