Create Method

Create(Device, BufferDescription)

Initializes a new instance of the Buffer class.

Declaration

public static Buffer Create(Device device, BufferDescription description)

Public Shared Function Create(device As Device, description As BufferDescription) As Buffer

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Device	device	The device with which to associate the buffer.
BufferDescription	description	The description of the buffer.

Returns

Type	Description
Buffer

Create(Device, DataStream, BufferDescription)

Initializes a new instance of the Buffer class.

Declaration

public static Buffer Create(Device device, DataStream data, BufferDescription description)

Public Shared Function Create(device As Device, data As DataStream, description As BufferDescription) As Buffer

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Device	device	The device with which to associate the buffer.
DataStream	data	Initial data used to initialize the buffer.
BufferDescription	description	The description of the buffer.

Returns

Type	Description
Buffer

Create(Device, IntPtr, BufferDescription)

Initializes a new instance of the Buffer class.

Declaration

public static Buffer Create(Device device, IntPtr dataPointer, BufferDescription description)

Public Shared Function Create(device As Device, dataPointer As IntPtr, description As BufferDescription) As Buffer

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Device	device	The device with which to associate the buffer.
IntPtr	dataPointer	The data pointer.
BufferDescription	description	The description of the buffer.

Returns

Type	Description
Buffer

Create(Device, int, ResourceUsage, BindFlags, CpuAccessFlags, ResourceMiscFlags, int)

Initializes a new instance of the Buffer class.

Declaration

public static Buffer Create(Device device, int sizeInBytes, ResourceUsage usage, BindFlags bindFlags, CpuAccessFlags accessFlags, ResourceMiscFlags miscFlags, int structureByteStride)

Public Shared Function Create(device As Device, sizeInBytes As Integer, usage As ResourceUsage, bindFlags As BindFlags, accessFlags As CpuAccessFlags, miscFlags As ResourceMiscFlags, structureByteStride As Integer) As Buffer

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Device	device	The device with which to associate the buffer.
int	sizeInBytes	The size, in bytes, of the buffer.
ResourceUsage	usage	The usage pattern for the buffer.
BindFlags	bindFlags	Flags specifying how the buffer will be bound to the pipeline.
CpuAccessFlags	accessFlags	Flags specifying how the buffer will be accessible from the CPU.
ResourceMiscFlags	miscFlags	Miscellaneous resource options.
int	structureByteStride	The size (in bytes) of the structure element for structured buffers.

Returns

Type	Description
Buffer

Create(Device, DataStream, int, ResourceUsage, BindFlags, CpuAccessFlags, ResourceMiscFlags, int)

Initializes a new instance of the Buffer class.

Declaration

public static Buffer Create(Device device, DataStream data, int sizeInBytes, ResourceUsage usage, BindFlags bindFlags, CpuAccessFlags accessFlags, ResourceMiscFlags miscFlags, int structureByteStride)

Public Shared Function Create(device As Device, data As DataStream, sizeInBytes As Integer, usage As ResourceUsage, bindFlags As BindFlags, accessFlags As CpuAccessFlags, miscFlags As ResourceMiscFlags, structureByteStride As Integer) As Buffer

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Device	device	The device with which to associate the buffer.
DataStream	data	Initial data used to initialize the buffer.
int	sizeInBytes	The size, in bytes, of the buffer.
ResourceUsage	usage	The usage pattern for the buffer.
BindFlags	bindFlags	Flags specifying how the buffer will be bound to the pipeline.
CpuAccessFlags	accessFlags	Flags specifying how the buffer will be accessible from the CPU.
ResourceMiscFlags	miscFlags	Miscellaneous resource options.
int	structureByteStride	The size (in bytes) of the structure element for structured buffers.

Returns

Type	Description
Buffer

Create<T>(Device, BindFlags, ref T, int, ResourceUsage, CpuAccessFlags, ResourceMiscFlags, int)

Creates a new instance of the Buffer class.

Declaration

public static Buffer Create<T>(Device device, BindFlags bindFlags, ref T data, int sizeInBytes = 0, ResourceUsage usage = ResourceUsage.Default, CpuAccessFlags accessFlags = CpuAccessFlags.None, ResourceMiscFlags miscFlags = ResourceMiscFlags.None, int structureByteStride = 0) where T : struct

Public Shared Function Create(Of T As Structure)(device As Device, bindFlags As BindFlags, ByRef data As T, Optional sizeInBytes As Integer = 0, Optional usage As ResourceUsage = ResourceUsage.Default, Optional accessFlags As CpuAccessFlags = CpuAccessFlags.None, Optional miscFlags As ResourceMiscFlags = ResourceMiscFlags.None, Optional structureByteStride As Integer = 0) As Buffer

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Device	device	The device with which to associate the buffer.
BindFlags	bindFlags	Flags specifying how the buffer will be bound to the pipeline.
T	data	Initial data used to initialize the buffer.
int	sizeInBytes	The size, in bytes, of the buffer. If 0 is specified, sizeof(T) is used.
ResourceUsage	usage	The usage pattern for the buffer.
CpuAccessFlags	accessFlags	Flags specifying how the buffer will be accessible from the CPU.
ResourceMiscFlags	miscFlags	Miscellaneous resource options.
int	structureByteStride	The size (in bytes) of the structure element for structured buffers.

Returns

Type	Description
Buffer	An initialized buffer

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	Type of the data to upload

Create<T>(Device, BindFlags, T[], int, ResourceUsage, CpuAccessFlags, ResourceMiscFlags, int)

Creates a new instance of the Buffer class.

Declaration

public static Buffer Create<T>(Device device, BindFlags bindFlags, T[] data, int sizeInBytes = 0, ResourceUsage usage = ResourceUsage.Default, CpuAccessFlags accessFlags = CpuAccessFlags.None, ResourceMiscFlags miscFlags = ResourceMiscFlags.None, int structureByteStride = 0) where T : struct

Public Shared Function Create(Of T As Structure)(device As Device, bindFlags As BindFlags, data As T(), Optional sizeInBytes As Integer = 0, Optional usage As ResourceUsage = ResourceUsage.Default, Optional accessFlags As CpuAccessFlags = CpuAccessFlags.None, Optional miscFlags As ResourceMiscFlags = ResourceMiscFlags.None, Optional structureByteStride As Integer = 0) As Buffer

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Device	device	The device with which to associate the buffer.
BindFlags	bindFlags	Flags specifying how the buffer will be bound to the pipeline.
T[]	data	Initial data used to initialize the buffer.
int	sizeInBytes	The size, in bytes, of the buffer. If 0 is specified, sizeof(T) * data.Length is used.
ResourceUsage	usage	The usage pattern for the buffer.
CpuAccessFlags	accessFlags	Flags specifying how the buffer will be accessible from the CPU.
ResourceMiscFlags	miscFlags	Miscellaneous resource options.
int	structureByteStride	The size (in bytes) of the structure element for structured buffers.

Returns

Type	Description
Buffer	An initialized buffer

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	Type of the data to upload

Create<T>(Device, ref T, BufferDescription)

Creates a new instance of the Buffer class.

Declaration

public static Buffer Create<T>(Device device, ref T data, BufferDescription description) where T : struct

Public Shared Function Create(Of T As Structure)(device As Device, ByRef data As T, description As BufferDescription) As Buffer

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Device	device	The device with which to associate the buffer.
T	data	Initial data used to initialize the buffer.
BufferDescription	description	The description.

Returns

Type	Description
Buffer	An initialized buffer

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	Type of the data to upload

Create<T>(Device, T[], BufferDescription)

Creates a new instance of the Buffer class.

Declaration

public static Buffer Create<T>(Device device, T[] data, BufferDescription description) where T : struct

Public Shared Function Create(Of T As Structure)(device As Device, data As T(), description As BufferDescription) As Buffer

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Device	device	The device with which to associate the buffer.
T[]	data	Initial data used to initialize the buffer.
BufferDescription	description	The description.

Returns

Type	Description
Buffer	An initialized buffer

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	Type of the data to upload