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@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ Allocation user data</h1>
<div class="fragment"><div class="line"><a class="code hl_struct" href="struct_vma_allocation_info.html">VmaAllocationInfo</a> allocInfo;</div>
<div class="line"><a class="code hl_function" href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#a86dd08aba8633bfa4ad0df2e76481d8b">vmaGetAllocationInfo</a>(allocator, allocation, &amp;allocInfo);</div>
<div class="line">MyBufferMetadata* pMetadata = (MyBufferMetadata*)allocInfo.<a class="code hl_variable" href="struct_vma_allocation_info.html#adc507656149c04de7ed95d0042ba2a13">pUserData</a>;</div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_allocation_info_html"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_allocation_info.html">VmaAllocationInfo</a></div><div class="ttdoc">Parameters of VmaAllocation objects, that can be retrieved using function vmaGetAllocationInfo().</div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:1354</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_allocation_info_html_adc507656149c04de7ed95d0042ba2a13"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_allocation_info.html#adc507656149c04de7ed95d0042ba2a13">VmaAllocationInfo::pUserData</a></div><div class="ttdeci">void * pUserData</div><div class="ttdoc">Custom general-purpose pointer that was passed as VmaAllocationCreateInfo::pUserData or set using vma...</div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:1403</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_allocation_info_html"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_allocation_info.html">VmaAllocationInfo</a></div><div class="ttdoc">Parameters of VmaAllocation objects, that can be retrieved using function vmaGetAllocationInfo().</div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:1352</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="astruct_vma_allocation_info_html_adc507656149c04de7ed95d0042ba2a13"><div class="ttname"><a href="struct_vma_allocation_info.html#adc507656149c04de7ed95d0042ba2a13">VmaAllocationInfo::pUserData</a></div><div class="ttdeci">void * pUserData</div><div class="ttdoc">Custom general-purpose pointer that was passed as VmaAllocationCreateInfo::pUserData or set using vma...</div><div class="ttdef"><b>Definition:</b> vk_mem_alloc.h:1401</div></div>
<div class="ttc" id="avk__mem__alloc_8h_html_a86dd08aba8633bfa4ad0df2e76481d8b"><div class="ttname"><a href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#a86dd08aba8633bfa4ad0df2e76481d8b">vmaGetAllocationInfo</a></div><div class="ttdeci">void vmaGetAllocationInfo(VmaAllocator allocator, VmaAllocation allocation, VmaAllocationInfo *pAllocationInfo)</div><div class="ttdoc">Returns current information about specified allocation and atomically marks it as used in current fra...</div></div>
</div><!-- fragment --><p >It can also be changed using function <a class="el" href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#af9147d31ffc11d62fc187bde283ed14f" title="Sets pUserData in given allocation to new value.">vmaSetAllocationUserData()</a>.</p>
<p >Values of (non-zero) allocations' <code>pUserData</code> are printed in JSON report created by <a class="el" href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#aa4fee7eb5253377599ef4fd38c93c2a0" title="Builds and returns statistics as string in JSON format.">vmaBuildStatsString()</a>, in hexadecimal form.</p>
<p >Values of (non-zero) allocations' <code>pUserData</code> are printed in JSON report created by <a class="el" href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#aa4fee7eb5253377599ef4fd38c93c2a0" title="Builds and returns statistics as a null-terminated string in JSON format.">vmaBuildStatsString()</a>, in hexadecimal form.</p>
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Allocation names</h1>
<p >There is alternative mode available where <code>pUserData</code> pointer is used to point to a null-terminated string, giving a name to the allocation. To use this mode, set <a class="el" href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#ad9889c10c798b040d59c92f257cae597aa6f24f821cd6a7c5e4a443f7bf59c520">VMA_ALLOCATION_CREATE_USER_DATA_COPY_STRING_BIT</a> flag in <a class="el" href="struct_vma_allocation_create_info.html#add09658ac14fe290ace25470ddd6d41b" title="Use VmaAllocationCreateFlagBits enum.">VmaAllocationCreateInfo::flags</a>. Then <code>pUserData</code> passed as <a class="el" href="struct_vma_allocation_create_info.html#a8259e85c272683434f4abb4ddddffe19" title="Custom general-purpose pointer that will be stored in VmaAllocation, can be read as VmaAllocationInfo...">VmaAllocationCreateInfo::pUserData</a> or argument to <a class="el" href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#af9147d31ffc11d62fc187bde283ed14f" title="Sets pUserData in given allocation to new value.">vmaSetAllocationUserData()</a> must be either null or pointer to a null-terminated string. The library creates internal copy of the string, so the pointer you pass doesn't need to be valid for whole lifetime of the allocation. You can free it after the call.</p>
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<div class="line"><a class="code hl_function" href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#a86dd08aba8633bfa4ad0df2e76481d8b">vmaGetAllocationInfo</a>(allocator, allocation, &amp;allocInfo);</div>
<div class="line"><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keywordtype">char</span>* imageName = (<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keywordtype">char</span>*)allocInfo.<a class="code hl_variable" href="struct_vma_allocation_info.html#adc507656149c04de7ed95d0042ba2a13">pUserData</a>;</div>
<div class="line">printf(<span class="stringliteral">&quot;Image name: %s\n&quot;</span>, imageName);</div>
</div><!-- fragment --><p >That string is also printed in JSON report created by <a class="el" href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#aa4fee7eb5253377599ef4fd38c93c2a0" title="Builds and returns statistics as string in JSON format.">vmaBuildStatsString()</a>.</p>
</div><!-- fragment --><p >That string is also printed in JSON report created by <a class="el" href="vk__mem__alloc_8h.html#aa4fee7eb5253377599ef4fd38c93c2a0" title="Builds and returns statistics as a null-terminated string in JSON format.">vmaBuildStatsString()</a>.</p>
<dl class="section note"><dt>Note</dt><dd>Passing string name to VMA allocation doesn't automatically set it to the Vulkan buffer or image created with it. You must do it manually using an extension like VK_EXT_debug_utils, which is independent of this library. </dd></dl>
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