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* pname:sType must: be ename:VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_CREATE_INFO
* pname:pNext must: be `NULL`
* pname:flags must: be `0`
* pname:image must: be a valid sname:VkImage handle
* pname:viewType must: be a valid elink:VkImageViewType value
* pname:format must: be a valid elink:VkFormat value
* pname:components must: be a valid sname:VkComponentMapping structure
* pname:subresourceRange must: be a valid sname:VkImageSubresourceRange structure
* If pname:image was not created with ename:VK_IMAGE_CREATE_CUBE_COMPATIBLE_BIT then pname:viewType mustnot: be ename:VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_CUBE or ename:VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_CUBE_ARRAY
* If the <<features-features-imageCubeArray,image cubemap arrays>> feature is not enabled, pname:viewType mustnot: be ename:VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_CUBE_ARRAY
* If the <<features-features-textureCompressionETC2,ETC2 texture compression>> feature is not enabled, pname:format mustnot: be ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A1_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8A8_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11_SNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_UNORM_BLOCK, or ename:VK_FORMAT_EAC_R11G11_SNORM_BLOCK
* If the <<features-features-textureCompressionASTC_LDR,ASTC LDR texture compression>> feature is not enabled, pname:format mustnot: be ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_4x4_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x4_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_5x5_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x5_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_6x6_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x5_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x6_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_8x8_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x5_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x6_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x8_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_10x10_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x10_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_UNORM_BLOCK, or ename:VK_FORMAT_ASTC_12x12_SRGB_BLOCK
* If the <<features-features-textureCompressionBC,BC texture compression>> feature is not enabled, pname:format mustnot: be ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGB_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGB_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_BC1_RGBA_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_BC2_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_BC2_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_BC3_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_BC3_SRGB_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_BC4_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_BC4_SNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_BC5_UNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_BC5_SNORM_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_BC6H_UFLOAT_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_BC6H_SFLOAT_BLOCK, ename:VK_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_BLOCK, or ename:VK_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB_BLOCK
* If pname:image was created with ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR and pname:usage containing ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT, pname:format must: be supported for sampled images, as specified by the ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT flag in sname:VkFormatProperties::pname:linearTilingFeatures returned by fname:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties
* If pname:image was created with ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR and pname:usage containing ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_STORAGE_BIT, pname:format must: be supported for storage images, as specified by the ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT flag in sname:VkFormatProperties::pname:linearTilingFeatures returned by fname:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties
* If pname:image was created with ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR and pname:usage containing ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT, pname:format must: be supported for color attachments, as specified by the ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT flag in sname:VkFormatProperties::pname:linearTilingFeatures returned by fname:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties
* If pname:image was created with ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR and pname:usage containing ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT, pname:format must: be supported for depth/stencil attachments, as specified by the ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT flag in sname:VkFormatProperties::pname:linearTilingFeatures returned by fname:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties
* If pname:image was created with ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL and pname:usage containing ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT, pname:format must: be supported for sampled images, as specified by the ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT flag in sname:VkFormatProperties::pname:optimalTilingFeatures returned by fname:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties
* If pname:image was created with ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL and pname:usage containing ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_STORAGE_BIT, pname:format must: be supported for storage images, as specified by the ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_STORAGE_IMAGE_BIT flag in sname:VkFormatProperties::pname:optimalTilingFeatures returned by fname:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties
* If pname:image was created with ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL and pname:usage containing ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT, pname:format must: be supported for color attachments, as specified by the ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT flag in sname:VkFormatProperties::pname:optimalTilingFeatures returned by fname:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties
* If pname:image was created with ename:VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL and pname:usage containing ename:VK_IMAGE_USAGE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT, pname:format must: be supported for depth/stencil attachments, as specified by the ename:VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT flag in sname:VkFormatProperties::pname:optimalTilingFeatures returned by fname:vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties
* pname:subresourceRange must: be a valid subresource range for pname:image (see <<resources-image-views>>)
* If pname:image was created with the ename:VK_IMAGE_CREATE_MUTABLE_FORMAT_BIT flag, pname:format must: be compatible with the pname:format used to create pname:image, as defined in <<features-formats-compatibility-classes,Format Compatibility Classes>>
* If pname:image was not created with the ename:VK_IMAGE_CREATE_MUTABLE_FORMAT_BIT flag, pname:format must: be identical to the pname:format used to create pname:image
* pname:subResourceRange and pname:viewType must: be compatible with the image, as described in the <<resources-image-views-compatibility,table below>>
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