C Specification

To enumerate device layers, call:

// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
VkResult vkEnumerateDeviceLayerProperties(
    VkPhysicalDevice                            physicalDevice,
    uint32_t*                                   pPropertyCount,
    VkLayerProperties*                          pProperties);

Parameters

  • physicalDevice is the physical device that will be queried.

  • pPropertyCount is a pointer to an integer related to the number of layer properties available or queried.

  • pProperties is either NULL or a pointer to an array of VkLayerProperties structures.

Description

Physical device layers are not supported. pPropertyCount will be 0, and VK_SUCCESS is returned.

Valid Usage (Implicit)

  • VUID-vkEnumerateDeviceLayerProperties-physicalDevice-parameter
    physicalDevice must be a valid VkPhysicalDevice handle

  • VUID-vkEnumerateDeviceLayerProperties-pPropertyCount-parameter
    pPropertyCount must be a valid pointer to a uint32_t value

  • VUID-vkEnumerateDeviceLayerProperties-pProperties-parameter
    If the value referenced by pPropertyCount is not 0, and pProperties is not NULL, pProperties must be a valid pointer to an array of pPropertyCount VkLayerProperties structures

Return Codes
On success, this command returns

  • VK_SUCCESS

This command does not return any failure codes

See Also

VK_VERSION_1_0, VkLayerProperties, VkPhysicalDevice

Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification

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

Copyright

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