VkImageCreateInfo(3)
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Name
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VkImageCreateInfo - Structure specifying the parameters of a newly created image object.

C Specification
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include::../structs/VkImageCreateInfo.txt[]

Fields
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pname:sType::
    Structure type. Must be ename:VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO.

pname:pNext::
    Pointer to next structure in the structure chain when applicable.

pname:imageType::
    Type of the image (see elink:VkImageType for more detail).

pname:format::
    Format of the texels of the image (see elink:VkFormat for more detail).

pname:extent::
    Width, height, and depth of the image in texels.

pname:mipLevels::
    Number of mip levels of the image.

pname:arrayLayers::
    Number of layers of the image.

pname:samples::
    Number of samples of the image.

pname:tiling::
    Image tiling mode of the image (see elink:VkImageTiling for more detail).

pname:usage::
    Allowed usages of the image (see elink:VkImageUsageFlags for more detail).

pname:flags::
    Other properties of the image (see elink:VkImageCreateFlags for more detail).

pname:sharingMode::
    Sharing mode used for the image (see elink:VkSharingMode for more detail).

pname:queueFamilyIndexCount::
    Number of queue families that can access the image in case
    pname:sharingMode is ename:VK_SHARING_MODE_CONCURRENT.

pname:pQueueFamilyIndices::
    Array of pname:queueFamilyIndexCount queue family indices specifying the
    set of queue families that can access the image in case
    pname:sharingMode is ename:VK_SHARING_MODE_CONCURRENT.

Description
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This structure is used to specify the parameters of image objects created using
flink:vkCreateImage.

include::../validity/structs/VkImageCreateInfo.txt[]

See Also
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flink:vkCreateImage

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