apple.quartzcore.protocol

Interface CAMetalDrawable

All Superinterfaces:

MTLDrawable

public interface CAMetalDrawable
extends MTLDrawable

CAMetalDrawable represents a displayable buffer that vends an object that conforms to the MTLTexture protocol that may be used to create a render target for Metal.

Note: CAMetalLayer maintains an internal pool of textures used for display. In order for a texture to be re-used for a new CAMetalDrawable, any prior CAMetalDrawable must have been deallocated and another CAMetalDrawable presented.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface apple.metal.protocol.MTLDrawable

MTLDrawable.Block_addPresentedHandler

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
CAMetalLayer	layer() This is the CAMetalLayer responsible for displaying the drawable
MTLTexture	texture() This is an object that conforms to the MTLTexture protocol and will typically be used to create an MTLRenderTargetDescriptor.

Methods inherited from interface apple.metal.protocol.MTLDrawable

addPresentedHandler, drawableID, present, presentAfterMinimumDuration, presentAtTime, presentedTime

Method Detail

layer

CAMetalLayer layer()

This is the CAMetalLayer responsible for displaying the drawable

texture

MTLTexture texture()

This is an object that conforms to the MTLTexture protocol and will typically be used to create an MTLRenderTargetDescriptor.