VkInstanceCreateFlagBits(3)

# VkInstanceCreateFlagBits(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkInstanceCreateFlagBits - Bitmask specifying behavior of the instance

## C Specification

    // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
    typedef enum VkInstanceCreateFlagBits {
      // Provided by VK_KHR_portability_enumeration
        VK_INSTANCE_CREATE_ENUMERATE_PORTABILITY_BIT_KHR = 0x00000001,
    } VkInstanceCreateFlagBits;

## Description

- VK_INSTANCE_CREATE_ENUMERATE_PORTABILITY_BIT_KHR specifies that the instance will enumerate available Vulkan Portability-compliant physical devices and groups in addition to the Vulkan physical devices and groups that are enumerated by default.

## See Also

VK_VERSION_1_0, VkInstanceCreateFlags

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification.

This page is extracted from the Vulkan Specification. Fixes and changes should be made to the Specification, not directly.

## Copyright

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