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ComputeShader.FindKernel

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Declaration

public int FindKernel(string name);

Parameters

name Name of kernel function.

Returns

int The Kernel index. If the kernel is not found, Unity logs a "FindKernel failed" error message and raises an ArgumentException.

Description

Find ComputeShader kernel index.

A single compute shader can contain many "kernels" (functions that do the computation); FindKernel returns kernel index given the name.

Additional resources: Dispatch.