Buffer:getFormat

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Returns the format of the Buffer. This is the list of fields that comprise each item in the buffer. Each field has a type, byte offset, and vertex attribute location.

format = Buffer:getFormat()

Example

function lovr.load()
  buffer = lovr.graphics.newBuffer(1, { 'vec3', 'vec3', 'vec2' })

  for i, field in ipairs(buffer:getFormat()) do
    local type, offset, location = field.type, field.offset, field.location
    local template = 'Field: %d: Type = %s, Offset = %d, Location = %d'
    print(template:format(i, type, offset, location))
  end

  -- prints the following:
  -- Field 1: Type = f32x3, Offset = 0, Location = 0
  -- Field 2: Type = f32x3, Offset = 12, Location = 1
  -- Field 3: Type = f32x2, Offset = 24, Location = 2
end

See also

• Buffer:getSize
• Buffer:getLength
• Buffer:getStride
• Buffer