C Specification

The xrStructureTypeToString function is defined as:

// Provided by XR_VERSION_1_0
XrResult xrStructureTypeToString(
    XrInstance                                  instance,
    XrStructureType                             value,
    char                                        buffer[XR_MAX_STRUCTURE_NAME_SIZE]);

Parameters

Parameter Descriptions

  • instance is the handle of the instance to ask for the string.

  • value is the XrStructureType value to turn into a string.

  • buffer is the buffer that will be used to return the string in.

Description

Returns the text version of the provided XrStructureType value as a UTF-8 string.

In all cases the returned string must be one of:

Structure Type String Return Values

  • The literal string defined for the provide numeric value in the core spec or extension. (e.g. the value of XR_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO results in the string XR_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO)

  • XR_UNKNOWN_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ concatenated with the structure type number expressed as a decimal number.

Valid Usage (Implicit)

  • instance must be a valid XrInstance handle

  • value must be a valid XrStructureType value

  • buffer must be a character array of length XR_MAX_STRUCTURE_NAME_SIZE

Return Codes
On success, this command returns

  • XR_SUCCESS

On failure, this command returns

  • XR_ERROR_VALIDATION_FAILURE

  • XR_ERROR_RUNTIME_FAILURE

  • XR_ERROR_HANDLE_INVALID

  • XR_ERROR_INSTANCE_LOST

See Also

XR_VERSION_1_0, XrInstance, XrStructureType, xrResultToString

Document Notes

For more information, see the OpenXR Specification

This page is extracted from the OpenXR Specification. Fixes and changes should be made to the Specification, not directly.

Copyright

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