SystemInfo.GetCompatibleFormat

Parameters

format The GraphicsFormat format to look up.
usage The GraphicsFormatUsage usage to look up.

Returns

GraphicsFormat Returns a format supported by the platform. If no equivalent or compatible format is supported, the function returns GraphicsFormat.None.

Description

Returns a format supported by the platform for the specified usage.

If the platform supports the specified format for the usage, this method returns the input format. Otherwise, the method searches for a supported format with similar properties to the input format. If the platform doesn't support any similar format, the method returns a fallback format. For example, if the input format is a compressed format that isn't supported, the function returns an uncompressed equivalent format. If the platform doesn't support any equivalent or compatible fallback formats, this method returns GraphicsFormat.None.

Additional resources: GraphicsFormat enum and GraphicsFormatUsage flags.


Obsolete Use overload with a GraphicsFormatUsage parameter instead.

Declaration

public static Experimental.Rendering.GraphicsFormat GetCompatibleFormat(Experimental.Rendering.GraphicsFormat format, FormatUsage usage);

Description

Obsolete. Use the overload with a GraphicsFormatUsage parameter instead.


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