C Specification
The VkInstanceCreateInfo
structure is defined as:
// Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
typedef struct VkInstanceCreateInfo {
VkStructureType sType;
const void* pNext;
VkInstanceCreateFlags flags;
const VkApplicationInfo* pApplicationInfo;
uint32_t enabledLayerCount;
const char* const* ppEnabledLayerNames;
uint32_t enabledExtensionCount;
const char* const* ppEnabledExtensionNames;
} VkInstanceCreateInfo;
Members
-
sType
is the type of this structure. -
pNext
isNULL
or a pointer to a structure extending this structure. -
flags
is a bitmask of VkInstanceCreateFlagBits indicating the behavior of the instance. -
pApplicationInfo
isNULL
or a pointer to aVkApplicationInfo
structure. If notNULL
, this information helps implementations recognize behavior inherent to classes of applications. VkApplicationInfo is defined in detail below. -
enabledLayerCount
is the number of global layers to enable. -
ppEnabledLayerNames
is a pointer to an array ofenabledLayerCount
null-terminated UTF-8 strings containing the names of layers to enable for the created instance. The layers are loaded in the order they are listed in this array, with the first array element being the closest to the application, and the last array element being the closest to the driver. See the https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/html/vkspec.html#extendingvulkan-layers section for further details. -
enabledExtensionCount
is the number of global extensions to enable. -
ppEnabledExtensionNames
is a pointer to an array ofenabledExtensionCount
null-terminated UTF-8 strings containing the names of extensions to enable.
Description
To capture events that occur while creating or destroying an instance, an
application can link a
VkDebugReportCallbackCreateInfoEXT structure
or a
VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT structure
to the pNext
element of the VkInstanceCreateInfo
structure given
to vkCreateInstance
.
This callback is only valid for the duration of the vkCreateInstance
and the vkDestroyInstance call.
Use
vkCreateDebugReportCallbackEXT
or
vkCreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT
to create persistent callback objects.
An application can add additional drivers by including the
VkDirectDriverLoadingListLUNARG struct to the pNext
element of
the VkInstanceCreateInfo
structure given to vkCreateInstance
.
Note
VkDirectDriverLoadingListLUNARG allows applications to ship drivers with themselves. Only drivers that are designed to work with it should be used, such as drivers that implement Vulkan in software or that implement Vulkan by translating it to a different API. Any driver that requires installation should not be used, such as hardware drivers. |
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.