D3D11_SHADER_RESOURCE_VIEW_DESC structure

Describes a shader-resource view.

Syntax


typedef struct D3D11_SHADER_RESOURCE_VIEW_DESC {
  DXGI_FORMAT         Format;
  D3D11_SRV_DIMENSION ViewDimension;
  union {
    D3D11_BUFFER_SRV        Buffer;
    D3D11_TEX1D_SRV         Texture1D;
    D3D11_TEX1D_ARRAY_SRV   Texture1DArray;
    D3D11_TEX2D_SRV         Texture2D;
    D3D11_TEX2D_ARRAY_SRV   Texture2DArray;
    D3D11_TEX2DMS_SRV       Texture2DMS;
    D3D11_TEX2DMS_ARRAY_SRV Texture2DMSArray;
    D3D11_TEX3D_SRV         Texture3D;
    D3D11_TEXCUBE_SRV       TextureCube;
    D3D11_TEXCUBE_ARRAY_SRV TextureCubeArray;
    D3D11_BUFFEREX_SRV      BufferEx;
  };
} D3D11_SHADER_RESOURCE_VIEW_DESC;

Members

Format: Type: DXGI_FORMAT; A DXGI_FORMAT specifying the viewing format. See remarks.
ViewDimension: Type: D3D11_SRV_DIMENSION; The resource type of the view. See D3D11_SRV_DIMENSION. This should be the same as the resource type of the underlying resource. This parameter also determines which _SRV to use in the union below.
Buffer: Type: D3D11_BUFFER_SRV; View the resource as a buffer using information from a shader-resource view (see D3D11_BUFFER_SRV).
Texture1D: Type: D3D11_TEX1D_SRV; View the resource as a 1D texture using information from a shader-resource view (see D3D11_TEX1D_SRV).
Texture1DArray: Type: D3D11_TEX1D_ARRAY_SRV; View the resource as a 1D-texture array using information from a shader-resource view (see D3D11_TEX1D_ARRAY_SRV).
Texture2D: Type: D3D11_TEX2D_SRV; View the resource as a 2D-texture using information from a shader-resource view (see D3D11_TEX2D_SRV).
Texture2DArray: Type: D3D11_TEX2D_ARRAY_SRV; View the resource as a 2D-texture array using information from a shader-resource view (see D3D11_TEX2D_ARRAY_SRV).
Texture2DMS: Type: D3D11_TEX2DMS_SRV; View the resource as a 2D-multisampled texture using information from a shader-resource view (see D3D11_TEX2DMS_SRV).
Texture2DMSArray: Type: D3D11_TEX2DMS_ARRAY_SRV; View the resource as a 2D-multisampled-texture array using information from a shader-resource view (see D3D11_TEX2DMS_ARRAY_SRV).
Texture3D: Type: D3D11_TEX3D_SRV; View the resource as a 3D texture using information from a shader-resource view (see D3D11_TEX3D_SRV).
TextureCube: Type: D3D11_TEXCUBE_SRV; View the resource as a 3D-cube texture using information from a shader-resource view (see D3D11_TEXCUBE_SRV).
TextureCubeArray: Type: D3D11_TEXCUBE_ARRAY_SRV; View the resource as a 3D-cube-texture array using information from a shader-resource view (see D3D11_TEXCUBE_ARRAY_SRV).
BufferEx: Type: D3D11_BUFFEREX_SRV; View the resource as a raw buffer using information from a shader-resource view (see D3D11_BUFFEREX_SRV). For more info about raw viewing of buffers, see Raw Views of Buffers.

Remarks

A view is a format-specific way to look at the data in a resource. The view determines what data to look at, and how it is cast when read.

When viewing a resource, the resource-view description must specify a typed format, that is compatible with the resource format. So that means that you cannot create a resource-view description using any format with _TYPELESS in the name. You can however view a typeless resource by specifying a typed format for the view. For example, a DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_TYPELESS resource can be viewed with one of these typed formats: DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_FLOAT, DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_UINT, and DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32B32_SINT, since these typed formats are compatible with the typeless resource.

Create a shader-resource-view description by calling ID3D11Device::CreateShaderResourceView. To view a shader-resource-view description, call ID3D11ShaderResourceView::GetDesc.

Requirements

Header	D3D11Shader.h

D3D11_SHADER_RESOURCE_VIEW_DESC structure

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