SDL_BeginGPUCopyPass(3)

okay so bestie, welcome to SDL_BeginGPUCopyPass(3) — yes, that's the page, and it lives in the SDL3 FUNCTIONS manual. she's giving "start a copy pass on a command buffer" and she's very serious about the rules. 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

SDL_BeginGPUCopyPass — begins a copy pass on a command buffer. iconic behavior, no cap. ✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

       #include <SDL3/SDL_gpu.h>

       SDL_GPUCopyPass * SDL_BeginGPUCopyPass(
           SDL_GPUCommandBuffer *command_buffer);

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so here's the tea: every single operation that copies to or from buffers or textures happens inside a copy pass. that's the whole vibe.

warning bestie: you must not begin another copy pass, or a render pass, or a compute pass before you end this copy pass. not even a little. periodt. 💀

🎀 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🎀

• command_buffer — a command buffer. that's the parameter, she's lowkey simple and highkey essential. 🫶

👑 RETURN VALUE 👑

Returns a copy pass handle. that's the whole return, bestie. go off. ✨

🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. so she's been around since 3.2.0, serving looks. 💖

🍓 SEE ALSO 🍓

• SDL_EndGPUCopyPass(3) — when you're done copying, go end that pass. matching set, iykyk. 💜

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byeeee bestie 💖 this page came from Simple Directmedia Layer, version SDL 3.4.18, and the title is SDL_BeginGPUCopyPass(3). the footer didn't print a date, so we're not making one up — mystery era, periodt. ✨🎀🦋