VkPipelineCreateInfo

VkPipelineCreateInfo is a structure in the Vulkan graphics API used to define a graphics pipeline. It contains a collection of parameters that specify the rendering behavior of a graphics pipeline object. The most crucial members include pointers to stages that define the shader programs used, such as vertex shaders, fragment shaders, and others. It also specifies the layout of the pipeline, which defines the binding points for uniform buffers, samplers, and other resources.

Further members detail the vertex input state, including the format and stride of vertex data. The input assembly state defines how vertices are grouped into primitives. The viewport and scissor state control the clipping and transformation of primitives. Rasterization state configures how primitives are converted into fragments, including polygon mode and depth bias. Multisample state handles anti-aliasing. Depth and stencil state control depth testing and stencil operations. Color blend state defines how fragments are blended with the framebuffer. Dynamic state allows certain pipeline states to be set at draw time rather than during pipeline creation. Finally, a render pass indicates the subpass within a render pass that this pipeline will be used in.