vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModes2EXT(3)

# vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModes2EXT(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModes2EXT - Query supported presentation modes

## C Specification

To query the supported presentation modes for a surface combined with select other fixed swapchain creation parameters, call:

    // Provided by VK_EXT_full_screen_exclusive
    VkResult vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModes2EXT(
        VkPhysicalDevice                            physicalDevice,
        const VkPhysicalDeviceSurfaceInfo2KHR*      pSurfaceInfo,
        uint32_t*                                   pPresentModeCount,
        VkPresentModeKHR*                           pPresentModes);

## Parameters

- `physicalDevice` is the physical device that will be associated with the swapchain to be created, as described for vkCreateSwapchainKHR.

- `pSurfaceInfo` is a pointer to a VkPhysicalDeviceSurfaceInfo2KHR structure describing the surface and other fixed parameters that would be consumed by vkCreateSwapchainKHR.

- `pPresentModeCount` is a pointer to an integer related to the number of presentation modes available or queried, as described below.

- `pPresentModes` is either `NULL` or a pointer to an array of VkPresentModeKHR values, indicating the supported presentation modes.

## Description

`vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModes2EXT` behaves similarly to vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModesKHR, with the ability to specify extended inputs via chained input structures.

Valid Usage

- VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModes2EXT-pSurfaceInfo-06521
  If the `VK_GOOGLE_surfaceless_query` extension is not enabled, `pSurfaceInfo->surface` must be a valid VkSurfaceKHR handle

- VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModes2EXT-pSurfaceInfo-06522
  If `pSurfaceInfo->surface` is not VK_NULL_HANDLE, `pSurfaceInfo->surface` must be supported by `physicalDevice`, as reported by vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceSupportKHR or an equivalent platform-specific mechanism

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModes2EXT-physicalDevice-parameter
  `physicalDevice` must be a valid VkPhysicalDevice handle

- VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModes2EXT-pSurfaceInfo-parameter
  `pSurfaceInfo` must be a valid pointer to a valid VkPhysicalDeviceSurfaceInfo2KHR structure

- VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModes2EXT-pPresentModeCount-parameter
  `pPresentModeCount` must be a valid pointer to a `uint32_t` value

- VUID-vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfacePresentModes2EXT-pPresentModes-parameter
  If the value referenced by `pPresentModeCount` is not `0`, and `pPresentModes` is not `NULL`, `pPresentModes` must be a valid pointer to an array of `pPresentModeCount` VkPresentModeKHR values

Return Codes

On success, this command returns

  - VK_INCOMPLETE

  - VK_SUCCESS

On failure, this command returns

  - VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DEVICE_MEMORY

  - VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY

  - VK_ERROR_SURFACE_LOST_KHR

  - VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN

  - VK_ERROR_VALIDATION_FAILED

## See Also

VK_EXT_full_screen_exclusive, VkPhysicalDevice, VkPhysicalDeviceSurfaceInfo2KHR, VkPresentModeKHR

## 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

Copyright 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.

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