GPUBuffer: size property

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The size read-only property of the GPUBuffer interface represents the length of the GPUBuffer's memory allocation, in bytes.

size is set via the size property in the descriptor object passed into the originating GPUDevice.createBuffer() call.

Value

A number.

Examples

js
// Define global buffer size
const BUFFER_SIZE = 1000;

// …

const output = device.createBuffer({
  size: BUFFER_SIZE,
  usage: GPUBufferUsage.STORAGE | GPUBufferUsage.COPY_SRC,
});

console.log(output.size); // 1000

Specifications

See also