Registered Extension Number

123

Revision

3

Ratification Status

Not ratified

Extension and Version Dependencies

VK_KHR_surface

Deprecation state

Contact

Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

2020-07-31

IP Status

No known IP claims.

Contributors

  • Bill Hollings, The Brenwill Workshop Ltd.

Description

The VK_MVK_ios_surface extension is an instance extension. It provides a mechanism to create a VkSurfaceKHR object (defined by the VK_KHR_surface extension) based on a UIView, the native surface type of iOS, which is underpinned by a CAMetalLayer, to support rendering to the surface using Apple’s Metal framework.

Deprecation by VK_EXT_metal_surface

The VK_MVK_ios_surface extension is considered deprecated and has been superseded by the VK_EXT_metal_surface extension.

New Commands

New Structures

New Bitmasks

New Enum Constants

  • VK_MVK_IOS_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME

  • VK_MVK_IOS_SURFACE_SPEC_VERSION

  • Extending VkStructureType:

    • VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IOS_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_MVK

Version History

  • Revision 1, 2017-02-15 (Bill Hollings)

    • Initial draft.

  • Revision 2, 2017-02-24 (Bill Hollings)

    • Minor syntax fix to emphasize firm requirement for UIView to be backed by a CAMetalLayer.

  • Revision 3, 2020-07-31 (Bill Hollings)

    • Update documentation on requirements for UIView.

    • Mark as deprecated by VK_EXT_metal_surface.

See Also

VkIOSSurfaceCreateFlagsMVK, VkIOSSurfaceCreateInfoMVK, vkCreateIOSSurfaceMVK

Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification

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Copyright

Copyright 2014-2023 The Khronos Group Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0