BlamRendering::Vulkan Namespace Reference

Namespace containing functions exclusive to Vulkan. More...

Namespaces
	DebugMessenger
	Namespace containing functions relating to the Vulkan debug messenger.
	Device
	Namespace containing functions relating to Vulkan physical device selection.

Functions
void	Initialize ()
	Initializes Vulkan. More...
void	RenderLoop ()
	Renders engine graphics onscreen. More...
void	Shutdown ()
	Shuts down Vulkan. More...
bool	CheckValidationLayerSupport ()
	Checks whether or not Vulkan's default validation layer is available. More...
VkInstance *	GetInstance ()
	Retrieves the Vulkan instance. More...
std::vector< VkExtensionProperties >	GetAvailableExtensions ()
	Retrieves the list of all extensions available to Vulkan. More...
std::vector< const char * >	GetRequiredExtensions ()
	Gets a list of required Vulkan extensions. More...

Detailed Description

Namespace containing functions exclusive to Vulkan.

Function Documentation

CheckValidationLayerSupport()

bool BlamRendering::Vulkan::CheckValidationLayerSupport

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Checks whether or not Vulkan's default validation layer is available.

Returns

true if the validation layer is available, otherwise returns false.

GetAvailableExtensions()

std::vector< VkExtensionProperties > BlamRendering::Vulkan::GetAvailableExtensions

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Retrieves the list of all extensions available to Vulkan.

GetInstance()

VkInstance * BlamRendering::Vulkan::GetInstance

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Retrieves the Vulkan instance.

GetRequiredExtensions()

std::vector< const char * > BlamRendering::Vulkan::GetRequiredExtensions

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Gets a list of required Vulkan extensions.

Initialize()

void BlamRendering::Vulkan::Initialize

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Initializes Vulkan.

RenderLoop()

void BlamRendering::Vulkan::RenderLoop

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Renders engine graphics onscreen.

Note

This function SHOULD NOT be called outside of the main applicaton loop. Additionally, this should never be directly called when handling rendering on a separate thread.

Shutdown()

void BlamRendering::Vulkan::Shutdown

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Shuts down Vulkan.

Cleans up any and all data created during Vulkan initialization.