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= Vulkan Support =


'''Include File(s):''' [[http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL/file/default/include/SDL_vulkan.h|SDL_vulkan.h]]


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== Introduction ==

This category contains functions for creating a Vulkan instance with the required Vulkan extensions for surface creation.

The general flow of a Vulkan backed SDL application will be the following:

 1. If necessary, use [[SDL_Vulkan_LoadLibrary]] and [[SDL_Vulkan_GetVkInstanceProcAddr]] to load the Vulkan library and query for driver function pointers (after initializing the video subsystem)

 1. Query for required extensions using [[SDL_Vulkan_GetInstanceExtensions]] and use this information to create a {{{VkInstance}}}

 1. Create a surface for the window to draw on using [[SDL_Vulkan_CreateSurface]]

 1. When setting up pipelines and framebuffers for your newly created surface, use [[SDL_Vulkan_GetDrawableSize]] to query the surface extent

== Functions ==
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